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  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 Victorian image of thatcher Lot Long, from Wiltshire, is believed to be the original frame behind the cover art of Led Zeppelin IV, which included the rock band's hit Stairway to Heaven.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2019

As when the thatcher recounts his satisfaction in the look of a finished roof, in which “the reeds shine silver and grey, and the deep eaves are cut razor-sharp.”

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

Many granted that he could tell when a doctor went by, when a lawyer, when a thatcher, when a herd, and this is conceivable, for all callings have their walk.

From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

Thatcher, his latest anointed icon, fares no better than a butterfly pinned to his mood board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Prime ministerial terms once counted as eras in the history books: Gladstone, Disraeli, Lloyd George, Churchill, Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Mulder points to British Steel as the poster child: nationalized by Labour in 1951, privatized by Conservatives in 1953, renationalized by Labour in 1967 and reprivatized by Thatcher in 1987.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

“When Calls the Heart” is set in the early 20th century and follows Krakow’s schoolteacher Elizabeth Thatcher as she makes a life for herself in Hope Valley, a small town in western Canada.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

On the day I was to see Mrs. Thatcher it was wintry and raining, and as we were leaving, Winnie told me I must take a raincoat.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela