thrower

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thrower^¹

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From Middle English thrower, equivalent to throw + -er.

noun 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.
archaic One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
archaic One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
slang The pitcher.

Thrower^²

proper noun Throwers

A surname.

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noun someone who or something that throws

Deutsch	Werfer, Werferin
العربية	رَامٍ rāmin

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@misc{thrower_2026,
  title = {thrower},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thrower},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}