1. 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.
Phrases and idioms:
pitcher-plant any of various plants, esp. of the family Nepenthaceae or Sarraceniaceae, with pitcher leaves that can hold liquids, trap insects, etc.
Derivatives:
pitcherful n. (pl. -fuls).
Etymology: ME f. OF pichier, pechier, f. Frank. 2. n.1 a person or thing that pitches.
2 Baseball a player who delivers the ball to the batter.
3 a stone used for paving.