1. (

• pitcher ,
• hurler ,
• twirler

) (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm" ;

2. (

• pitcher ,
• ewer

) an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring ;

3. (

• pitcher ,
• pitcherful

) the quantity contained in a pitcher ;

4. (

• pitcher

) (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer ;

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" ;