Definitions for thrower
throw·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. throwster, throwernoun

   a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn

2. throwernoun

   someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)

3. potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramistnoun

   a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. throwernoun

   Someone who throws.

2. throwernoun

   Something that throws.

3. throwernoun

   One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.

4. throwernoun

   One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.

5. throwernoun

   A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.

6. throwernoun

   The pitcher.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throwernoun

   One that throws.

   Etymology: from throw.

   Antigonus,
   Since fate, against thy better disposition,
   Hath made thy person for the thrower out
   Of my poor babe;
   Places remote enough are in Bohemia,
   There weep, or leave it crying. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thrower

   Thrower is a surname.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thrower

   A thrower is an individual or device that propels or hurls an object, such as a ball, spear, discus, or javelin, through the air. In sports context, it could refer to a player in a specific position responsible for launching a ball or other equipment. The term might also be applied to certain types of machinery designed to throw, fling, or shoot materials or objects.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Throwernoun

   one who throws. Specifically: (a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster. (b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. THROWER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Thrower is ranked #6828 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Thrower surname appeared 4,938 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Thrower.
   
   55.6% or 2,749 total occurrences were White.
   39.5% or 1,953 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 119 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 63 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 30 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 24 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Person
   • Worker

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for thrower »

1. rethrow

How to pronounce thrower?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say thrower in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thrower in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thrower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of thrower in a Sentence

1. Bret Bielema:

   Reynolds is a very talented, accurate thrower, he’s got a lot of skill around him both at the running back and wide receiver position.

2. Bennie Thompson:

   I have no problem working with my House Republican colleagues. I have developed what I think is a reasonable temperament in trying to get things done, i tend not to be a bomb thrower. I give people on my committee the opportunity to express their opinion. If they want to spend their five minutes being stupid, that's to the detriment of the constituents they represent, but we go forward.

3. Kyle Shanahan:

   That’s a fine line when you have someone who is as talented of a thrower as Jimmy, he does n’t feel the same way always in the heat of the battle, that he ca n’t make that throw. Now when you watch it on tape and stuff, then he ’ll see it.

4. Loni Love:

   Tamera and I live really close, she just recently had the baby so I always go there and see the kids, adrienne is our party-thrower, but she’s in and out [of the area], so when she’s in New Yorkwe always go to her house. Jeannie likes to go out too. I don’t have a problem hanging out with any of my co-hosts, but I do like to give them space and time for their friends and family outside of work, too.

5. Sergei Litvinov:

   The situation has grown over time. We had athletes before who were ready to talk a lot about doping, like the discus thrower Darya Pishchalnikova.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thrower
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thrower
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=thrower
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrower
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrower
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=thrower