A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
A safety inspector in coal mines.
An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.
The player who delivers the ball to the batter.
A drug dealer.
The top partner in a homosexual relationship or penetrator in a sexual encounter between two men.
A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See pitcher plant.
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.