pitcher
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈpɪtʃər/
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lanzador
- During the game, the pitcher struck out three batters in a row.
- winning pitcher
- pitcher who throws
- baseball pitcher
So the the top of the ball is is spinning back towards the pitcher, OK.
- So the the top of the ball is is spinning back towards the pitcher, OK.
- It's because when Babe Ruth played, there was no relief pitchers, hardly.
- But most of us know him simply as one of baseball's greatest pitchers.
- Now Tasha has asked Hunter to meet her on the pitcher's mound at California State University.
- John ushered an old man back into a corner of an empty field so he could stand on the pitcher's mound he'd stood on as a boy.
- Like I remember a thing is you can't interview the starting pitcher the day, the day they start.
- And to be able to train as unbelievable pitchers, the half, man, it's nil, nil, man.
Examples
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Paulino Estrada, a right-handed pitcher from Arizona State University.
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Between Bennie and the Taiwanese pitcher, it was a virtually scoreless game.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now get it and throw it back to the pitcher.
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I will be the pitcher.
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Well, I'm a pitcher, Bobby.
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And now approaching the mound is the pitcher for the Angels.
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The ultimate perfect game would be when the pitcher strikes out every batter he faces.
Academic text (1990) -
Once a ball leaves the pitcher's hand, the force of gravity begins pulling it downward.
Academic text (1992) -
Pitchers and catchers report in two months, three weeks and six days.
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Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Beckler, in spring training, collapsed and died of heat stroke.
Synonyms
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8.2
A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter
1
7.8
A person who throws a ball, like a pitcher
1
7.6
A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter
Compounds
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3.0
A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter with their right hand
- Specialized
A marsh plant from northern California and Oregon with twisted cup-shaped leaves that trap insects and hanging yellow-green flowers
- Specialized
A plant that lives in wet ground and has tube-shaped leaves that trap insects
- Australian
A Western Australian plant that catches insects with green pitcher-shaped leaves with a red edge on the lid
A plant with bright yellow flowers and tube-shaped leaves that trap insects under a curved hood
- Specialized
A group of insect-eating plants with cup-shaped leaves that trap insects
- Specialized
A tall California plant that lives many years with fragrant leaves and pale blue or violet flowers
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Etymology
Pitcher for baseball gets its name from the verb pitch, which means 'to throw', so a pitcher is simply the player who throws the ball to the batter.