ew·er (yōō'ər) n. A pitcher, especially a decorative one with a base, an oval body, and a flaring spout.
[Middle English euer, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *aquāria, from Latin aquārius, of water, from aqua, water; see akw-ā- in Indo-European roots.]
c.1325, from Anglo-Fr. ewiere, from O.Fr. eviere "water pitcher," parallel form of aiguiere, from fem. of L. aquarius "of or for water," from aqua "water."