name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Agent noun of hurl; someone who hurls or throws. agent, form-of
2. 2
   (baseball) the person who does the pitching wordnet
3. 3
   The pitcher. slang
4. 4
   Someone who participates in the sport of hurling.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from German.

Synonyms

All synonyms

pitcherballplayergaelic athletehurling playerirish athletepelter

Antonyms

All antonyms

catchernonhurlernonthrower

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hurl + -er.

Etymology 2

From German Hurler.