thrower

[throh-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that throws.

2. flinger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrower¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; throw, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The podcast studio for “The Shawn Ryan Show” features mementos, including an American flag that flew over Ground Zero and a flame thrower with a sticker that says “Hillary Clinton Killed My Friend.”

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Brits was a world champion javelin thrower in her youth before a road accident curtailed that career.

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What once was something a hurler became because he wasn’t good enough to be a starter is now a vital role manned by succession of the hardest throwers.

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Atkin-Davies is an accurate line-out thrower but also has developed a lethal scoring ability with 12 tries in 14 Premier Women's Rugby games for Bristol Bears last season.

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Researchers worked out from its shape that it would have flown when thrown, but would not have come back to the thrower.

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