Pitcher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pitcher is a noun meaning One who pitches (in any sense) anything.
Meaning
One who pitches (in any sense) anything.
More Meanings
- (baseball, softball, pesäpallo) The player who delivers the ball to the batter.
- One who makes a pitch or proposal.
- (slang) A drug dealer.
- (obsolete, UK, slang) One who puts counterfeit money into circulation.
- (chiefly US, colloquial) The top partner in a homosexual relationship or penetrator in a sexual encounter between two men.
- (obsolete) A sort of crowbar for digging.
- (obsolete, UK, slang) A person who sells anything in the streets.
Example Sentences
A tent pitcher
A quoits pitcher
A pitcher of ideas
The pitcher of the new film stands to earn millions.
Word Forms
- pitchers
Synonyms for pitcher
Depending on context, synonyms include top, mound, hurler, twirler, pitcherful, ewer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hurler, twirler, mound, ewer, player, team.
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