pitcher

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noun

1. (baseball) the person who does the pitching (Freq. 15)
- our pitcher has a sore arm
• Syn:
hurler, twirler
• Derivationally related forms:
twirl (for: twirler), hurl (for: hurler), pitch
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game, softball, softball game
• Hypernyms:
thrower, ballplayer, baseball player
• Hyponyms:
left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefthander, lefty,
southpaw, right-handed pitcher, right-hander, reliever, relief pitcher, fireman,
screwballer, starting pitcher
2. an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
ewer
• Hypernyms:
vessel
• Hyponyms:
cream pitcher, creamer
3. the quantity contained in a pitcher (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
pitcherful
• Hypernyms:
containerful
4. (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
• Topics:
botany, phytology
• Hypernyms:
leaf, leafage, foliage
5. 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
• Hypernyms:
position
• Member Holonyms:
baseball team

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