thrower

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈθroʊ.ɚ/ UK /ˈθrəʊ.ə/ See IPA manual

Freq #32597

Meanings

1

noun
a person who throws an object, especially in a game, sport, or experiment

The thrower on the moving flatcar released the ball straight upward.
2

noun
a pottery worker who shapes clay vessels on a rotating potter's wheel

The thrower centered the clay before drawing it upward into a narrow vase.
3

noun
a textile worker who twists silk or synthetic filaments into thread or yarn

The silk thrower combined several fine filaments into a stronger thread.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who throws an... hurler

2 noun · a pottery worker who shapes... potter

3 noun · a textile worker who twists... throwster

Opposites

catcher

Word family

Derived forms flamethrowersnowthrowerspearthrower

Related forms throw pitcher potterthrowsterthrowing

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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snow thrower
a machine that clears snow by scooping it up and throwing it aside

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English thrower, equivalent to throw + the agent suffix -er. Throw descends from Old English thrawan ("to turn, twist"); the pottery and textile occupations preserve old technical senses involving rotation or twisting, while the general sense follows modern throw ("hurl").

Topics

People & Society

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# thrower

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈθroʊ.ɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈθrəʊ.ə/
**Frequency rank:** 32597

## Meanings
1. a person who throws an object, especially in a game, sport, or experiment
2. a pottery worker who shapes clay vessels on a rotating potter's wheel
3. a textile worker who twists silk or synthetic filaments into thread or yarn

## Examples
- The thrower on the moving flatcar released the ball straight upward.
- The thrower centered the clay before drawing it upward into a narrow vase.
- The silk thrower combined several fine filaments into a stronger thread.

## Synonyms
- hurler
- potter
- throwster

## Antonyms
- catcher

## Derived Forms
- flamethrower
- snowthrower
- spearthrower

## Related Forms
- throw
- pitcher
- potter
- throwster
- throwing

## Etymology
From Middle English thrower, equivalent to throw + the agent suffix -er. Throw descends from Old English thrawan ("to turn, twist"); the pottery and textile occupations preserve old technical senses involving rotation or twisting, while the general sense follows modern throw ("hurl").

## Topics
- People & Society

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