Associations to the word «Thatcher»

Wiktionary

THATCHER, noun. A person who installs thatch as a roofing material.
THATCHER, noun. A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn. (Technically a de-thatcher, often a lawnmower attachment.)
THATCHER, proper noun. An occupational surname​ for someone who covered roofs in straw.
THATCHER, proper noun. Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister

Dictionary definition

THATCHER, noun. British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925).
THATCHER, noun. Someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats