I. ˈpichə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English picher, from Old French pichier, from Medieval Latin bicarius goblet, beaker — more at beaker
1.
a.
(1) : a relatively large container for holding and pouring out liquids that is made typically of earthenware, glass, metal, or plastic and has a wide mouth with a broad lip or spout and a handle at one side or sometimes two ears
(2) chiefly Britain : jug 1b
b. : the contents of a pitcher : pitcherful
c. : powdered pottery shards used in ceramics in bodies and glazes to improve properties — usually used in plural
2. : ascidium ; especially : a modified leaf of a pitcher plant in which the hollowed petiole and base of the blade form an elongated receptacle over which the outer part of the blade usually projects like a lid
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: pitch (III) + -er
1. : one that pitches: as
a. : the player that pitches in a game of baseball or softball — see baseball illustration
b. : a worker that tosses bricks to a setter or loader
c. : a worker in a tan house who cleans out vats of used tanbark
2. chiefly dialect
a. : one that loads cars underground in a coal mine
b. : one that attends to the laying down and taking up of temporary railways at the working faces
c. : one that picks over dumps for pieces of ore
3. : a small object (as a marble, stone) used for tossing in some games
4. : an iron golf club with a broad face lofted more than that of a mashie niblick — called also number seven iron ; see iron illustration
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: pitch (II) + -er
: paraffiner