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2 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Throw·er
n.
One
who
throws
.
Specifically
:
(a)
One
who
throws
or
twists
silk
;
a
throwster
.
(b)
One
who
shapes
vessels
on
a
throwing
engine
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
thrower
n
1:
a
person
who
twists
silk
or
rayon
filaments
into
a
thread
or
yarn
[
syn
:
throwster
]
2:
someone
who
projects
something
through
the
air
(
especially
by
a
rapid
motion
of
the
arm
)
3:
a
craftsman
who
shapes
pottery
on
a
potter's
wheel
and
bakes
them
it
a
kiln
[
syn
:
potter
,
ceramicist
,
ceramist
]
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