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What is the noun for thrower?

What's the noun for thrower? Here's the word you're looking for.

thrower

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, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
Synonyms:

throwster, silk-spinner, launcher, ejector, shooter, slinger

Examples:

“The javelin thrower won her second-straight Athletics Australia women's athlete of the year award on Thursday night.”

“To use the Mills bomb the thrower first removed the safety pin while holding down the strike lever beneath it.”

“He's not a particularly strong thrower, but he blocks errant pitches well and quickly pounces on bunts.”

throw

The flight of a thrown object
The act of throwing something.
One's ability to throw
A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
Synonyms:

pitch, toss, fling, lob, shy, cast, heave, ball, bowl, chuck, flip, go, hurl, put, sling, projection, shot, delivery, launching, slinging, kick, pass, bung, peg, hit, propulsion, header, firing, assist, hurling, roll, launch, flinging, heaving, tossing, lobbing, pitching, ejection, thrust, expulsion, shooting, thrusting, jerk, jolt, fire, wing, cover, blanket, coverlet, rug … more

Examples:

“Instead, with her final throw she produced her season's best and held her arms aloft.”

“She could easily make the room more charming with some pillows, an afghan throw for the sofa, and curtains.”

“For this reason, Ludendorff has been reproached as the arch-gambler who staked the fate of his country upon one desperate throw.”

throwing

The act by which something is thrown.
The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel

throw

Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.
(veterinary) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Instead, with her final throw she produced her season's best and held her arms aloft.”

“She could easily make the room more charming with some pillows, an afghan throw for the sofa, and curtains.”

“For this reason, Ludendorff has been reproached as the arch-gambler who staked the fate of his country upon one desperate throw.”

throw

(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.
(obsolete) A period of time; a while.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Instead, with her final throw she produced her season's best and held her arms aloft.”

“She could easily make the room more charming with some pillows, an afghan throw for the sofa, and curtains.”

“For this reason, Ludendorff has been reproached as the arch-gambler who staked the fate of his country upon one desperate throw.”

throwline

(nautical) A line that may be thrown to a person at peril in the water.

throwable

(computing) Any object that can be thrown in the manner of an exception.

throwster

(obsolete) One who twists or spins silk to prepare it for weaving.
Synonyms:

thrower, silk-spinner

Examples:

“This volume is of particular interest in that of 44 children, 21 were bound to George Courtauld, silk throwster, of Pebmarsh, later Braintree.”

“He came to America in 1890 and became a bookkeeper for Klots Brothers, a silk throwster, in New York City.”

“Then, the throwster can use replacement hubs 65 of the proper diameter to provide the desired degree of draw to the yarns.”

throwability

The quality or degree of being throwable.

throw

Misspelling of throe.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“Instead, with her final throw she produced her season's best and held her arms aloft.”

“She could easily make the room more charming with some pillows, an afghan throw for the sofa, and curtains.”

“For this reason, Ludendorff has been reproached as the arch-gambler who staked the fate of his country upon one desperate throw.”

throwables

plural of throwable

throwlines

plural of throwline

throwsters

plural of throwster
Synonyms:

throwers

throwings

plural of throwing

throwers

plural of thrower
Synonyms:

throwsters, launchers, ejectors, shooters, slingers

throws

plural of throw
Synonyms:

soft furnishings, fabrics, cushions, upholstery

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