thrower
thrower Lexical Profile
thrower Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person or device that propels, hurls, or casts something through the air, especially an athlete competing in track-and-field throwing events such as the discus, javelin, or shot put.
"The veteran discus thrower set a new personal record during the championship finals."
A potter who shapes clay into vessels on a rotating potter's wheel.
"As a skilled thrower, she could center five pounds of clay on the wheel in seconds."
A textile worker who twists fibers of raw silk into thread prior to weaving.
"In the nineteenth-century silk mill, the thrower operated spindles that twisted the delicate filaments into strong yarn."
• Rhymes for thrower
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English throwere, derived from the Old English verb thrawan ('to twist, turn, or hurl') combined with the agentive suffix -er. The sense of a potter shaping clay on a rotating wheel preserves the original Old English meaning of turning or twisting.