thrower
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See also: Thrower
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English thrower, equivalent to throw + -er.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]thrower (plural throwers)
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]someone who or something that throws
References
[edit]- ^ “thrower, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.