ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Thrower

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Thrower is a noun meaning Someone who throws.

Meaning

Someone who throws.

More Meanings

  1. Something that throws.
  2. A flamethrower.
  3. (cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
  4. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
  5. (archaic) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
  6. (archaic) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

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