thrower
IPA: θrˈoʊɝ
noun
- Someone who throws.
- Something that throws.
- (archaic) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
- (archaic) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
- (cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
- A surname.
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Examples of "thrower" in Sentences
- National champion hammer thrower.
- A stirrer up, a thrower of spitballs.
- The bomb thrower was never identified.
- The famous statue, the discus thrower.
- The mine thrower and the PRL are unique.
- The thrower was prosecuted but the DPM was not.
- On the obverse of the coin, a javelin thrower is depicted.
- She is an Olympic level javelin thrower with unerring aim.
- And there is no question that the pie thrower was beaten by followers.
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