Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pitcher

5 senses of pitcher

Sense 1
pitcher, hurler, twirler -- ((baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm")
       => thrower -- (someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm))
       => ballplayer, baseball player -- (an athlete who plays baseball)

Sense 2
pitcher, ewer -- (an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring)
       => vessel -- (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

Sense 3
pitcher, pitcherful -- (the quantity contained in a pitcher)
       => containerful -- (the quantity that a container will hold)

Sense 4
pitcher -- ((botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer)
       => leaf, leafage, foliage -- (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

Sense 5
pitcher, mound -- (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")
       => position -- ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?")