pitcher

n 1: (baseball or softball) the person who does the pitching;

"our pitcher has a sore arm" [syn: {hurler}, {twirler}]

2: an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring [syn: {ewer}]

3: the quantity contained in a pitcher [syn: {pitcherful}]

4: 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: {mound}]