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• thatcher
  thatcher

  noun

  a person who thatches.
• Thatcher
  Thatcher

  noun

  Margaret (Hilda), 1925–2013, British political leader: prime minister 1979–90.

thatcher

¹ American  

[thach-er] / ˈθætʃ ər /

noun

1. a person who thatches.

2. a rake or other tool designed to remove thatch from a lawn.

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Thatcher ² American  

[thach-er] / ˈθætʃ ər /

noun

1. Margaret (Hilda), 1925–2013, British political leader: prime minister 1979–90.

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Thatcher British  

/ ˈθætʃə /

noun

1. Margaret ( Hilda ), Baroness (née Roberts ). 1925–2013, British stateswoman; leader of the Conservative Party (1975–90); prime minister (1979–90)

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Etymology

Origin of thatcher

1400–50; late Middle English. See thatch, -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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A man depicted on the album cover of Led Zeppelin IV has been revealed as a 19th Century thatcher.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023

Mr Borrill, who is also a thatcher, said "someone out there knows what happened".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2019

The thatcher and saddler have disappeared; in their place is the gas station attendant and the commuter,” he wrote.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2015

A thatcher then perched on the metal scaffolding and spread fresh bunches of grass over bare eucalyptus poles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2013

He was only a thatcher, but whilst he plied his trade of covering mortal dwellings with sufficient to withstand the blasts of heaven, he had also studied deeply matters belonging to another sphere.

From Stories of the Border Marches by Jeanie Lang

It covers the years between Margaret Thatcher becoming prime minister in 1979 and the miners' strike of 1984, showing the impact of events on "friends" Nicky, Mary, Geordie and Tosker – and the North East.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Falklands War began in April 1982 when Argentine forces invaded the islands ruled by Britain since the 19th century, prompting then-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher to send a naval task force to reclaim them.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The dons got a measure of meretricious revenge on Thatcher in 1985 when Oxford voted to deny her an honorary degree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

For week two, he takes on drummer Ben Thatcher from rock band Royal Blood.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Try again, Thatcher," said Mr. Kravitz, handing Jeremy a fresh sheet of paper.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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