"starting pitcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: starting pitchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} starting pitcher (plural starting pitchers)
  1. (baseball) A pitcher who is usually used to start a game; a member of a team's rotation. Compare relief pitcher. Categories (topical): Baseball, People
    Sense id: en-starting_pitcher-en-noun-pr2D1Txe Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 80 20 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (baseball) A pitcher who is recorded to begin the game. Categories (topical): Baseball, People
    Sense id: en-starting_pitcher-en-noun-WmW122ZR Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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