pitcher

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pitch·er [pitcher pitchers] BrE [ˈpɪtʃə(r)] NAmE [ˈpɪtʃər] noun
1. (NAmE) (BrE jug)a container with a handle and a ↑lip, for holding and pouring liquids
•a pitcher of water
2. (BrE)a large ↑clay container with a small opening and one or two handles, used, especially in the past, for holding liquids
3. (in ↑baseball)the player who throws the ball to the ↑batter
See also: ↑jug

Word Origin:
senses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French pichier ‘pot’, based on late Latin picarium.

Example Bank:
•Left-handed hitters usually prefer facing right-handed pitchers.
•The pitcher threw a hard fastball.
•the Houston Astros' star pitcher
•Pour the ingredients into a pitcher, add ice and stir.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mound, pitcherful, ewer, hurler, twirler