Pitcher

n. jug, carafe, jar; one who throws the ball to the batter (Baseball)

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. In the National League and the Japanese Central League, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy.
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Noun
1. (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"
(synonym) hurler, twirler
(hypernym) thrower
(hyponym) left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefthander, lefty, southpaw
(derivation) deliver, pitch
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
(synonym) ewer
(hypernym) vessel
(hyponym) cream pitcher, creamer
3. the quantity contained in a pitcher
(synonym) pitcherful
(hypernym) containerful
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"
(synonym) mound
(hypernym) position
(member-holonym) baseball team

n. pitcher, one who throws the ball to the batter (Baseball)

(n.)
One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman.
  

(n.)
A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.
  

(n.)
A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants.
  

(n.)
A sort of crowbar for digging.