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thrower

noun — 7 senses

thrower

noun

Etymology From Middle English thrower, equivalent to throw + -er.

7 senses
  1. 1Someone who throws.
  2. 2Something that throws.
  3. 3A flamethrower.
  4. 4One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
  5. 5One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
  6. 6A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
  7. 7The pitcher.
1

Someone who throws.

2

Something that throws.

3

A flamethrower.

  • Twenty yards or so of the fence was lying flat, with the posts snapped off. I rigged it up temporarily there and then and played the thrower back and forth, giving the things enough of a scorching to prevent more trouble for a few hours at least.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 239:
4

Archaic One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.

5

Archaic One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.

6

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.

7

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang The pitcher.

Derived terms
bolt thrower, bomb thrower, bull-thrower, discus thrower, flamethrower, hammer thrower, javelin thrower, knife thrower, line thrower, pie thrower, sand thrower, slugthrower, snowthrower, spearthrower

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