Etymology
Origin of thrower
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; throw, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has come out fighting after a bruising month that saw him come under attack by stone throwers as he was trying to make a speech.
From BBC
“There are two distinct types or throwers: finger throwers and arm throwers,” Young said.
From Los Angeles Times
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?
Many of the tales of their early endeavors — including a 1936 test that ended with an oxygen line catching fire, creating, essentially, a flailing flame thrower — are now told in hyperbole, MacDonald noted.
From Los Angeles Times
Brits was a world champion javelin thrower in her youth before a road accident curtailed that career.
From BBC
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