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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

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

A tough old chap, too, is the thatcher, a man of infinite gossip, well acquainted with the genealogy of every farmer, and, indeed, of everybody from Dan to Beersheba, of the parish.

From Wild Life in a Southern County by Richard Jefferies

Thatcher performs as if this was the part she was born for, and it very well may be.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

With “Her Private Hell,” Thatcher has found an auteur who matches her refreshing self-assurance.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Thatcher and Melton share the same carved cheekbones and pillow lips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Renowned for her signature wardrobe of high-shoulder suits, pussy-bow blouses, and her iconic handbag, Thatcher cultivated an image that sought to project a sense of authority and purpose.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

At recess, I walked up to Thatcher; me—a scrawny elf girl the size of a small second-grader standing up to a future varsity football player, offensive tackle.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson