thrower
English
noun
Definitions
- Someone who throws.
- Something that throws.
- (archaic) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
- (archaic) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
- (cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
- (baseball) The pitcher.
Etymology
Suffix from English throw.
Origin
English
throw
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bethrow English
- bull English
- bull-thrower English
- counterthrow English
- downthrow English
- flame English
- flamethrower English
- forthrow English
- misthrow English
- offthrow English
- outthrow English
- overthrow English
- rethrow English
- slug English
- slugthrower English
- snow English
- snowthrower English
- spear English
- spearthrower English
- throw English
- throw out English
- throwability English
- throwable English
- throward English
- throwaway English
- throwback English
- throwball English
- throwboard English
- throwbox English
- throwdown English
- throwest English
- throweth English
- throwline English
- throwster English
- underthrow English
- upthrow English
- windthrow English
- throwen Middle English
- tromai Tok Pisin
- snow
- bull
- slug
- flame
- spear
- throw
- rethrow
- upthrow
- bethrow
- throwbox
- misthrow
- forthrow
- throwest
- throward
- outthrow
- throweth
- offthrow
- throwback
- throwdown
- throwable
- downthrow
- overthrow
- throwaway
- windthrow
- throwball
- throwster
- throw out
- throwline
- throwboard
- underthrow
- snowthrower
- slugthrower
- spearthrower
- flamethrower
- counterthrow
- throwability
- bull-thrower