Difference between Ewer and Pitcher

What is the difference between Ewer and Pitcher?

Ewer as a noun is a kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug while Pitcher as a noun is one who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.

Ewer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug

Pitcher

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc., the player who delivers the ball to the batter.(Obsolete) A sort of crowbar for digging.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.A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See w:pitcher plant.

Example sentence: The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.

We hope you now know whether to use Ewer or Pitcher in your sentence.

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