chucker

¹ American  

[chuhk-er] / ˈtʃʌk ər /

noun

Baseball.

1. a pitcher.

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chucker ² American  

[chuhk-er] / ˈtʃʌk ər /

noun

Informal.

1. woodchuck.

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chucker British  

/ ˈtʃʌkə /

noun

1. a person who throws something

2. informal cricket a bowler whose arm action is illegal

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Etymology

Origin of chucker¹

1750–60, for literal sense; chuck ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of chucker²

(wood)chuck + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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