chucker
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
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a person who throws something
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informal cricket a bowler whose arm action is illegal
Etymology
Origin of chucker1
1750–60, for literal sense; chuck 1 + -er 1
Origin of chucker2
Example Sentences
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And Carroll, 67, isn’t just the afternoon game’s mastermind; he’s a chucker, an elbow thrower, a real menace when chasing a loose ball.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2019
“Campbell was a chucker, Gould was a shredder,” Ford remembers.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2018
Waiters is a famously overconfident shooter — a chucker.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2018
Now they flock to see the greatest chucker in history, a capacity crowd of 1,400 darts fans, drawn in by 'The Power'.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2013
In Iraq, the sounds of the national bird, the chucker partridge, play over the speakers discreetly hidden behind the merchant carts offering beautiful silk scarves and shirts.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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