Meanings
thrower1
plural throwers
- Someone who throws.
- Something that throws.
- 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 - archaicOne who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
- slangball gamesThe pitcher.
Thrower2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishthrower
- Englishthrower
From Middle English thrower, equivalent to throw + -er.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans werper
- werpersomeone who or something that throws
Arabic رَامٍ
- رَامٍ (rāmin)someone who or something that throws
Bulgarian хвърляч, метателен апарат
- хвърляч (hvărljač)someone who or something that throws
- метателен апарат (metatelen aparat)someone who or something that throws
Danish kaster
- kastersomeone who or something that throws
Finnish heittäjä
- heittäjäsomeone who or something that throws
German Werfer, Werferin
- Werfersomeone who or something that throws
- Werferinsomeone who or something that throws
Norwegian Bokmål kaster
- kastersomeone who or something that throws
Persian پرتابنده, افکننده
- پرتابنده (partābande)someone who or something that throws
- افکننده (afkanande)someone who or something that throws
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Cite this entry
thrower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrower
“thrower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrower. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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