pitcher

Meanings

• (baseball) the person who does the pitching
  • "our pitcher has a sore arm"
• an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• the quantity contained in a pitcher
• (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
• 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"

Synonyms

ewer, hurler, mound, pitcherful, twirler