Baseball. The player who delivers the ball to the batter.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > pitcher (19) pitcher1845 Baseball. The player who delivers the ball to the batter. relief pitcher1884 a pitcher who takes over from another pitcher during a game, esp. one who regularly performs this role; cf. reliever, n. 1d. southpaw1887 Baseball. A left-handed pitcher. side-wheeler1890 Baseball. Originally: a left-handed pitcher. Later chiefly: a sidearm pitcher. Now rare. moundsman1906 = pitcher, n.2 3b. pretzel bender1908 Baseball. A curve ball; (also) a curve-ball pitcher. Cf. earlier pretzel curve n. at pretzel, n. compounds. starter1911 Sport (originally U.S.). A member of a team who is playing at the start of a game; spec. (in Baseball) the pitcher (cf. starting pitcher at starting… sidewinder1913 Baseball. A sidearm pitcher. low-ball pitcher1915 Baseball. Objective (in sense A. 1), as low-ball hitter, low-ball hitting, low-ball pitcher, etc. fastballer1924 A pitcher who specializes in throwing fastballs (fastball, n. 1). route-goer1924 a person who or animal which goes the distance; (originally Horse Racing) a horse able to hold out until the end of a race; (later Baseball) a… reliever1925 Baseball. = relief pitcher n. at relief, n.2 compounds 1b. hurler1926 A pitcher at baseball. North American slang. fireballer1928 A pitcher with a very fast delivery. Cf. fireball, n. 4. spitballer1928 a person who throws spitballs. screwballer1929 A pitcher who throws a screwball (screwball, n. 1b). stopper1948 Baseball slang. A pitching ace, spec. (a) a starting pitcher depended on to win a game or reverse a losing streak; (b) a relief pitcher who… closer1980 Baseball. A reliable relief pitcher who enters a game in the final innings, typically to preserve a slim lead. middleman1985 Baseball. = middle reliever n. at middle, adj. n.compounds 1a. |
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