名詞 pitcher:

1. (baseball) the person who does the pitching
   同義詞：hurler, twirler
2. an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
   同義詞：ewer
3. the quantity contained in a pitcher
   同義詞：pitcherful
4. the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
   同義詞：mound

1. A disk, plate, or small mat placed under a bottle, pitcher, or drinking glass to protect a table top or other surface beneath.
   杯墊放在瓶子、水罐或酒杯下的圓盤、盤子或小襯墊，用以保護桌面或下面的其它平面
2. The pitcher gave a spin to the ball.
   投手使球旋轉(zhuǎn)。
3. Every morning I make a pitcher of ice tea.
   每天早晨我做一罐冰茶。
4. Pitchers have ears.
   (諺)隔墻有耳。

pitcher

n.（名詞）
One that pitches.
投擲者
Baseball The player who throws the ball from the mound to the batter.
【棒球】 投手：在棒球投球土墩處向擊球手投球的人
Sports A seven iron used in golf.
【體育運動】 7號鐵頭球棒：用于高爾夫球中的七號球鐵頭球棒

pitcher
pitcher 2

n.（名詞）
A container for liquids, usually having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring.
罐壺：一種裝液體的容器，常有把手和倒水的嘴或噴嘴
Botany A pitcherlike part, such as the leaf of a pitcher plant.
【植物學(xué)】 瓶狀葉，瓶狀體：瓶狀部分，如囊葉植物的葉子

來源：
Middle English picher
中古英語 picher
from Old French pichier
源自 古法語 pichier
alteration of bichier
bichier的變化
from Medieval Latin bic3rium [drinking cup]
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 bic3rium [喝水杯]
probably from Greek bikos [jar]
可能源自 希臘語 bikos [罐]
possibly from Egyptian bi± [oil vessel]
可能源自 埃及語 bi± [油輪]