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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

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

A trainee thatcher has spoken of his desire to preserve his "art form" into future centuries.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021

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)