thrower

See also: Thrower

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

throw +‎ -er

NounEdit

thrower (plural throwers)

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

Derived termsEdit

• discus thrower
• flamethrower
• javelin thrower

TranslationsEdit

someone who or something that throws

• Danish: kaster c
• Finnish: heittäjä (fi)
• German: Werfer m, Werferin f

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kaster (no) m

  Nynorsk: kastar (nn) m

AnagramsEdit

• rethrow