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Dictionary: pitch·er2   (pĭch'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A container for liquids, usually having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring.
  2. Botany. A pitcherlike part, such as the leaf of a pitcher plant.

[Middle English picher, from Old French pichier, alteration of bichier, from Medieval Latin bicārium, drinking cup, probably from Greek bikos, jar, possibly from Egyptian biḳ, oil vessel.]


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A deep jar with a fairly open mouth and usually with a handle used for collecting, storing, or serving liquids. Some pitchers have spouts for pouring.

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IN BRIEF: A container for holding and pouring liquids; a jug. Also: A baseball player who throws the ball towards the hitter.

pronunciation A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear. — Max De Pree

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Minoan terracotta ewers, about 2200 BCE

A pitcher is a container with a spout used for pouring its contents.

An ewer is a pitcher, often decorated, with a base, oval body, and flaring spout. A famous example is the America's Cup trophy.

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