ピッチャー

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Meanings

Refers to the baseball position. In Japanese baseball contexts, the same katakana word is used.

Refers to a container for liquids, typically with a handle and spout. Often used for serving water, juice, or beer.

〈人ひと〉がピッチャーを務つとめるto serve as (play) the pitcher
彼かれが今日きょうの試し合あいでピッチャーを務つとめる。
He is pitching (playing pitcher) in today's game.
ピッチャーで〈物もの〉を注つぐto pour something (from) a pitcher
ピッチャーでビールを注ついだ。
I poured beer from the pitcher.
ピッチャーを交こう代たいするto change/substitute the pitcher
六ろっ回かいにピッチャーを交こう代たいした。
They changed pitchers in the sixth inning.
ピッチャーに〈物もの〉を入いれるto put something into a pitcher
ピッチャーに冷つめたい水みずを入いれた。
I put cold water into the pitcher.

投とう手しゅ sense 1
投手 is the formal, written Japanese term for a baseball pitcher, while ピッチャー is the casual loanword commonly used in speech and commentary.
水みず差さし sense 2
水差し is a traditional Japanese term for a small water container (often for tea ceremony or washing), while ピッチャー refers to a Western-style jug used for drinks like water, juice, or beer.
Ｐ
ピッチャー is the full word for a baseball pitcher, while Ｐ is the abbreviation used in scorekeeping.

Borrowed from English 'pitcher', with the same two main meanings: the baseball position and the container.