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What is the noun for pitchers?

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pitcher
  1. One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.
  2. (baseball, softball), the player who delivers the ball to the batter.
  3. (obsolete) A sort of crowbar for digging.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The participants were then asked to sit alone in the room for 12 minutes and were then presented with a snack tray and a pitcher of water.”
      “In my first at-bat, I hit one right back to the pitcher, Don Drysdale, who fielded the ball and threw me out.”
      “The White Sox pitcher challenged Mantle with a high fastball, and Mickey drove the ball almost out of sight for a three-run homer.”
pitcher
  1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.
  2. (botany) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See pitcher plant.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The participants were then asked to sit alone in the room for 12 minutes and were then presented with a snack tray and a pitcher of water.”
      “In my first at-bat, I hit one right back to the pitcher, Don Drysdale, who fielded the ball and threw me out.”
      “The White Sox pitcher challenged Mantle with a high fastball, and Mickey drove the ball almost out of sight for a three-run homer.”
pitcherful
  1. The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Mrs. Wexler came in, carrying a tray with six filled glasses and a pitcherful of the drink.”
      “Callum Balfour had been up for hours, mulling over accounts and business and chugging water with Alka Seltzer by the pitcherful.”
      “I dipped up a pitcherful of the soft, spicy cedar-water pulsing from the very heart of the marsh.”
pitcherfuls
  1. plural of pitcherful
pitchersful
  1. plural of pitcherful
pitchers
  1. plural of pitcher
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Wilhelm and Niekro are the only two pitchers in the Hall of Fame who relied primarily on the knuckleball throughout their careers.”
      “The O's had one of the best young pitchers going while the MFY had an aging struggling junkballer.”
      “Mini-kitchens don't need big sinks, but it's a good idea to equip the sink with a tall faucet so you can easily fill pitchers and wash bowls.”
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