PITCHER

n. 1 a large usu. earthenware jug with a lip and a handle, for holding liquids. 2 a modified leaf in pitcher form. 3 (in pl.) broken pottery crushed and reused. øpitcher-plant any of various plants, esp. of the family Nepenthaceae or Sarraceniaceae, with pitcher leaves that can hold liquids, trap insects, etc. øøpitcherful n. (pl. -fuls). [ME f. OF pichier, pechier, f. Frank.]