Definitions for pitcher

Overview of noun pitcher

The noun pitcher has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (15) pitcher, hurler, twirler

((baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm")

2. (2) pitcher, ewer

(an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring)

3. (1) pitcher, pitcherful

(the quantity contained in a pitcher)

4. pitcher

((botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer)

5. pitcher, mound

(the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound")