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pitcher

[pich-er] / ˈpɪtʃ ər /
NOUN
jug
Synonyms
STRONG
amphora bottle canteen carafe container crock cruet decanter ewer flagon flask jar vase vessel
NOUN
baseball pitcher
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ace baseball player reliever
STRONG
closer hurler
WEAK
knuckleballer middle reliever

Example Sentences

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The concept that a team would give a pitcher an extra start or two to make his case for an award?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Is a seven-inning pitcher beyond where he is, or where the game is today?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

They even booed Justin Wrobleski, the Dodgers’ starting pitcher, and Miguel Rojas, usually an infielder but on Monday the Dodgers’ final pitcher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Williams, the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Player of the Year last spring, was named the most valuable pitcher of the tournament after giving up only one unearned run in 24 innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The tall girls went out and returned presently, each bearing a tray, with portions of something, I knew not what, arranged thereon, and a pitcher of water and mug in the middle of each tray.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë