Synonyms for Pitcher
ˈpɪtʃ ərpitch·er

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1. pitcher, hurler, twirlernoun

   (baseball) the person who does the pitching

   "our pitcher has a sore arm"

   Synonyms:
   pitcherful, baton twirler, ewer, twirler, hurler, mound, pitcher

2. pitcher, ewernoun

   an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

   Synonyms:
   pitcherful, ewer, twirler, hurler, mound, pitcher

3. pitcher, pitcherfulnoun

   the quantity contained in a pitcher

   Synonyms:
   pitcherful, ewer, twirler, hurler, mound, pitcher

4. pitchernoun

   (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer

   Synonyms:
   pitcherful, ewer, twirler, hurler, mound

5. pitcher, moundnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   pile, mound, ewer, hummock, knoll, hill, hammock, heap, cumulus, pitcherful, hillock, agglomerate, pitcher, cumulation, twirler, hurler, pitcher's mound

Matched Categories

1. • Ballplayer
   • Botany
   • Containerful
   • Leaf
   • Position
   • Thrower
   • Vessel

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1. pitchernoun

   Synonyms:
   jug, ewer, jar, toby, aiguière

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1. List of paraphrases for "pitcher":

   thistle, pitching, launcher, mound, flagon, bullpen, jug, pint

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How to use Pitcher in a sentence?

1. Jerry Seinfeld:

   My mom was so amazing, she was a great sister, friend and artist. She was more than what you saw on TV. Everyone says that when you met her, it felt like you’d known her for a lifetime. That’s just who she was. My dad [baseball pitcher Chuck Finley] said at the service that she knew no stranger. … She was just dynamite. She was born to make people smile.

2. Shohei Ohtani:

   I mean, as a starting pitcher, it is a special spot to start in the All-Star Game, that’s something that I shoot for and I would like to do, but I’m sure there’s other pitchers that have better numbers than me at this point. I tried my best to try to match up with them tonight and ultimately it’s up to Dusty Baker.

3. Johnny Giavotella:

   It was incredible, that's the only way I can describe it, in the ninth inning being down by four with their best pitcher on the mound, their closer.

4. Shohei Ohtani:

   Obviously he’s a great pitcher, and his splitter was moving in a way I haven’t really seen recently, he got the best of us.

5. Jon Gray:

   I feel good knowing that Bud’s back there making most of the decisions, he’s been a pitcher before. He can see what we’re reacting to in the game and he knows what’s going on. It’s nice having that. You don’t have to explain things. Bud’s right there with you. He’s on the same page.