Etymology
Origin of thrower
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at throw, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Reed, who died at his home in New York Tuesday at 87, was a provocateur, a bomb thrower.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
She’s got main-character energy throughout the series, as a football thrower for Elroy, a homework helper for Judy and a dinner sous-chef for Jane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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
But only after Coach told them that I am—will be—the Defenders' first discus thrower.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
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