thrower

See also: Thrower

English

Etymology

throw +‎ -er

Noun

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

Translations

someone who or something that throws

Danish: kaster c
Finnish: heittäjä (fi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kaster (no) m

Nynorsk: kastar (nn) m

Anagrams

rethrow

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