pitch ‧ er /ˈpɪtʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Sense 1: Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ pitch 2 ]
[ Sense 2-3: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: pichier , from Medieval Latin bicarius 'drinking cup' , from Greek bikos 'clay pot for liquids' ]
1 . the player in baseball who throws the ball
2 . American English a container for holding and pouring a liquid, with a handle and a shaped part to help the liquid flow out SYN jug British English :
a pitcher of water
3 . British English a large clay container with two handles, used in the past for holding and pouring a liquid