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Origin of thrower
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at throw, -er 1
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What’s clear is that Misiorowski is the hardest thrower at a time when pitchers throw harder than ever before, meaning he very well could be the hardest-throwing starter of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
And so the team's most reliable line-out thrower stayed on, when Borthwick might have preferred to replace him with the younger Luke Cowan-Dickie.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Veronica Fraley, a U.S. discus thrower at the Paris Olympics, was having financial trouble back home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
No case has crystallized those tensions quite like that of Washington D.C.’s internet-famous sandwich thrower, whose trial began Tuesday and gave jurors this to chew on: Does throwing fast food at an officer constitute assault?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Then he spun again, looking like an amateur dancer, but like a proper discus thrower, and said, Whoosh.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
In a 2016 memoir, Knight recounted how he tried hard not to laugh when executives showed him some designs for an athletic shoe for discus throwers they called the “Throw Up.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
It could be a good day for the GB throwers.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
Their three starters — Blackburn, Estes and Wood — are not hard throwers or big strikeout pitchers.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
"One of the most talented quarterbacks I've ever evaluated," said former NFL quarterback and now TV analyst Chris Simms., external "One of the greatest throwers in college football history."
From BBC ● May 2, 2024
Enrique is hungry, but he fears that the half-dozen rolls from the food throwers might be all there is to his good fortune, so he stashes them for later.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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