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- [pich-er]
- /ˈpɪtʃ ər/
- /ˈpɪtʃ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pich-er]
- /ˈpɪtʃ ər/
Definitions of pitcher word
- noun pitcher Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine. 1
- noun pitcher jug 1
- noun pitcher sport: person who throws ball 1
- countable noun pitcher A pitcher is a jug. 0
- countable noun pitcher A pitcher is a large container made of clay. Pitchers are usually round in shape and have a narrow neck and two handles shaped like ears. 0
- countable noun pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the person who throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it. 0
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Origin of pitcher
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English picher < Old French pichier < Medieval Latin picārium, variant of bicārium beaker
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Parts of speech for Pitcher
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pitcher popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pitcher usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pitcher
noun pitcher
- arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- ballista — an ancient catapult for hurling stones, etc
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- burette — a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
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