a deep container with a handle and a spout used for holding and pouring drinks such as water, juice, or milk
Mom filled the pitcher with lemonade for the picnic.
Please pass the pitcher of water so I can refill my glass.
✦ From Middle English picher, from Old French pichier “drinking vessel,” ultimately from Medieval Latin bicarium “earthenware pot.”
the player on a baseball or softball team who stands on the mound and throws the ball toward the batter
The pitcher threw a fastball that zoomed past the batter.
Our team's pitcher practices every morning before school.
✦ Derived from the verb “pitch” (to throw), first used in reference to baseball in the mid-19th century United States.
