Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One employed in carrying stones, peat, or other material on a wheelbarrow.
  • noun One who hurls; especially, one who plays at hurling.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who hurls, or plays at hurling.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Agent noun of hurl; someone who hurls or throws.
  • noun baseball, slang, 1800s The pitcher.
  • noun Someone who participates in the sport of hurling.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching

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Examples

  • Jonathan Sanchez, former no-hitter hurler, is the 4th pitcher in the rotation and Todd Wellemeyer is holds down the 5th spot of this outstanding rotation.

    Five Best Starting Rotations in Baseball | myFiveBest 2010

  • A local editor for the Akron Argus and reporter for the Cleveland Leader, Clemens dubbed the hurler '' the Stone-Throwing Ghost. ''

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  • Also, while he may need to work on his breaking pitches, the consensus is that the hurler could be a pivotal part of any major league rotation.

    MVN anthony-amobi 2009

  • Clemens dubbed the hurler '' the Stone-Throwing Ghost. ''

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  • Cubs hurlers put up seven shutout innings today; even star "hurler" Neal Cotts goosed the

    GoatRiders of the Apocalypse 2009

  • In one episode, pitching hopefuls visit Citi Field, home of baseball's New York Mets, and get tips from former major-league hurler Frank Viola .

    Bud Angles for Buzz With Reality Show Mike Esterl 2011

  • If Japanese hurler Yu Darvish is sold by his Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Nippon Ham Fighters, the Yankees will surely be interested and could bid big in the hope he could be that genuine No. 2 starter.

    The Yankees' Wish List Daniel Barbarisi 2011

  • Statistics from the afternoon game are just a snapshot of the Mets' 1991 season, when both the left-handed hurler and his team, the one he had cheered for as a boy, collapsed.

    Clout for the Cyclones Amara Grautski 2011

  • Reuters New York Yankees starting pitcher Ivan Nova The streak ties Ford's 1950 rookie campaign for most consecutive wins for a Yankees rookie hurler.

    Nova Quietly Chases a Record Held by Whitey Ford 2011

  • No other rookie hurler with at least 150 innings has ever had more than nine strikeouts and fewer than three walks per nine innings.

    Pineda's Early Numbers Should Have Fans Salivating 2012

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