pitcher
pronunciation
How to pronounce pitcher in British English:
UK [ˈpɪtʃə(r)]
How to pronounce pitcher in American English:
US [ˈpɪtʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- (baseball) the person who does the pitching
- an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
- the quantity contained in a pitcher
- the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
Word Origin
- pitcher
- pitcher: see beaker
- pitcher (n.1)
- "earthen jug," c. 1200, from Old French pichier (12c.), altered from bichier, from Medieval Latin bicarium, probably from Greek bikos "earthen vessel" (see beaker). Pitcher-plant is recorded from 1819; so called for its resemblance.
- pitcher (n.2)
- "one who pitches," 1722, agent noun from pitch (v.1). Originally of one tossing hay into a wagon, etc.; baseball sense first recorded 1845.
Example
- 1. Yankees pitcher brian bruney traveled with one this season .
- 2. Several new species sport the monikers of folks their discoverers admire , including a very large , carnivorous pitcher plant named for naturalist and tv host sir david attenborough to mark his 80th birthday .
- 3. The pitcher tagged him out on a steal of home .
- 4. I liken my current situation to that of chien-ming wang , who is a starting pitcher for the new york yankees .
- 5. He was recruited to play football , but injured his knee and finished his athletic career as a pitcher for the west point baseball team .