pitcher
pitch‧er /ˈpɪtʃə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
Language: Old French
Origin: pichier, from Medieval Latin bicarius 'drinking cup', from Greek bikos 'clay pot for liquids'
1. the player in baseball who throws the ball
2. American English a container for holding and pouring a liquid, with a handle and a shaped part to help the liquid flow out
SYN jug British English:
a pitcher of water
3. British English a large clay container with two handles, used in the past for holding and pouring a liquid
pitch‧er /ˈpɪtʃə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Sense 2-3
Date: 1200-1300Language: Old French
Origin: pichier, from Medieval Latin bicarius 'drinking cup', from Greek bikos 'clay pot for liquids'
1. the player in baseball who throws the ball
2. American English a container for holding and pouring a liquid, with a handle and a shaped part to help the liquid flow out
SYN jug British English:
3. British English a large clay container with two handles, used in the past for holding and pouring a liquid