Thor

[thawr]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.

a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.

a male given name.

Origin of Thor

before 1050; Old English Thōr < Old Norse Thōrr literally, thunder

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Examples from the Web for thor

Contemporary Examples of thor

The move came one day after the comic book company introduced a female Thor.
Fear of a Minority Superhero: Marvel's Obsession with White Guys Saving the World
Marlow Stern
August 7, 2014
Don Payne, whose work on The Simpsons started in Season 14, went on to write the scripts for both Thor and Thor: The Dark World.
A 200-Hour ‘Simpsons’ Marathon? That’s Unpossible!
Rich Goldstein
July 24, 2014
And instead of choosing to drop the Thor bombshell at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, Marvel revealed the change on The View.
DC Comics’ Diversity Crisis: Why the Status Quo Rules
Liz Watson
July 20, 2014
And when Thor Odinson is deemed unworthy, his hammer (and the Thor title, it seems) will pass on to an unnamed woman.
DC Comics’ Diversity Crisis: Why the Status Quo Rules
Liz Watson
July 20, 2014
At 8:38 a.m. ET this morning, Thor—excuse me, Chris Hemsworth—stepped to the podium to announce the 2014 Oscar nominations.
13 Oscar Nomination Shockers: Oprah, Tom Hanks, ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ and More
Marlow Stern
January 16, 2014

Historical Examples of thor

The God of Fire explained everything, for Thor would not speak.
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd
Now, do you see that Thor's day comes when Woden's day goes?
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd
It may be she did not know of the lost hammer or she would have saved Thor his long journey.
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd
Thor caught two whales and carried them to the giant's house, as he had promised.
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd
Baldur, the youngest brother of Thor, was called The Beautiful.
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd

British Dictionary definitions for thor

Thor

noun

Norse myth the god of thunder, depicted as wielding a hammer, emblematic of the thunderbolt

Word Origin for Thor

Old English Thōr, from Old Norse thōrr thunder

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Word Origin and History for thor

Thor

Odin's eldest son, strongest of the gods though not the wisest, c.1020, from Old Norse Þorr, literally "thunder," from *þunroz, related to Old English þunor (see thunder).

thor in Culture

Thor

The god of thunder in Norse mythology. He wielded a hammer.

Note

Thursday (Thor's day) is named after Thor.