pitcher vs setter

pitcher

noun
  • The player who delivers the ball to the batter. 

  • A drug dealer. 

  • One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc. 

  • 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. 

setter

noun
  • The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack. 

  • One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination. 

  • A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter. 

  • A long-haired breed of gundog. 

  • One who hunts victims for sharpers. 

  • A typesetter. 

  • One who adapts words to music in composition. 

  • A shallow seggar for porcelain. 

  • A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets. 

verb
  • To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue. 

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