Pitcher - Definition
pitcher
n 1: (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher
has a sore arm" [syn: pitcher, hurler, twirler]
2: an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring [syn:
pitcher, ewer]
3: the quantity contained in a pitcher [syn: pitcher,
pitcherful]
4: (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to
resemble a pitcher or ewer
5: 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"
[syn: pitcher, mound]