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Etymology
Origin of thrower
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at throw, -er 1
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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
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
The man dragged the bottle thrower to a parking lot to discuss his antisocial behavior.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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 ● Nov. 26, 2025
“Realmuto is one of the best throwers in the game,” Roberts said, noting Ohtani had the green light to steal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Hard throwers continue to give the Dodgers problems as they fall behind early and lose to Paul Skenes and the Pirates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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
Silently, Enrique thanks the food throwers again for the bread.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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