pitcher

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  1. noun One that pitches.
  2. noun Baseball The player who throws the ball from the mound to the batter.
  3. noun Sports A seven iron used in golf.
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  • This stuff in the pitcher is the food he lives on—alcohol for energy, with minerals and other stuff dissolved in it. —  SEPTEMBER, 1953 Vol
  • The tavern master looked down at them, disappointed, and then back at the woman Three coppers for a pitcher is the going rate where I come from, ; she said quietly Well, not here Yes it is, ; Hammen replied, waving the master away I hate cities, ; she said quietly, pouring a full mug for herself and draining off half of it Then why are you here? —  The Gathering - Arena
  • WHIP tells us how good the pitcher is at keeping runners off base. —  MVN
  • He said Clemens essentially let him know that the pitcher was the one with friends in high places. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • The task of the pitcher is an internal part of every baseball diversion. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. Middle English picher, from Old French pichier, alteration of bichier, from Medieval Latin bicārium, drinking cup, probably from Greek bikos, jar, possibly from Egyptian biḳ, oil vessel.

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  1. from pitch + -er.
  2. from Middle English picher, pycher, pychere, pychar, pychare, pecker, from Old French picher, pichier, pechier, French picher (obsolete), pichet, a small jug, = Spanish pichel, mug, = Portuguese picheira, a pitcher, pichel, tankard, = Italian pecchero, bicchiere, a goblet (= Old High German pechāri, German becher), from Middle Latin picarium, bicarium, a goblet, from Greek βῑκος, an earthen winecup, wine-jar: see beaker.
 

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/ˈpɪtʃər/
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