"thrower" meaning in English

See thrower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-au-thrower.ogg Forms: throwers [plural]
Etymology: From throw + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|throw|er}} throw + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} thrower (plural throwers)
  1. Someone who throws. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-thrower-en-noun-ZU-Syfaa Disambiguation of People: 16 0 23 22 29 10
  2. Something that throws. Translations (someone who or something that throws): werper (Afrikaans), رَامٍ (rāmin) (Arabic), хвърляч (hvǎrljač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), метателен апарат (metatelen aparat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kaster [common-gender] (Danish), heittäjä (Finnish), Werfer [masculine] (German), Werferin [feminine] (German), kaster [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kastar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-thrower-en-noun-kGYUfTDQ Disambiguation of 'someone who or something that throws': 24 38 14 10 13 1
  3. (archaic) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-thrower-en-noun-dm7uOJCm Disambiguation of People: 16 0 23 22 29 10
  4. (archaic) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-thrower-en-noun-EiZ0lx7W Disambiguation of People: 16 0 23 22 29 10
  5. (cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it. Categories (topical): Cricket, People
    Sense id: en-thrower-en-noun-rwT6rY5m Disambiguation of People: 16 0 23 22 29 10 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  6. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball, People
    Sense id: en-thrower-en-noun-CVLQjoQU Disambiguation of People: 16 0 23 22 29 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 21 21 20 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 13 9 18 18 14 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 19 19 13 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 4 22 22 17 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 22 22 13 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 12 5 18 18 17 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 6 6 17 16 15 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 5 14 14 19 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 4 14 14 12 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 6 17 16 16 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 7 15 15 12 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 10 7 17 17 16 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 2 15 15 11 53 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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