Associations to the word «Thrower»

Wiktionary

THROWER, noun. Someone who throws.
THROWER, noun. Something that throws.
THROWER, noun. (archaic) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
THROWER, noun. (archaic) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
THROWER, noun. (cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
THROWER, noun. (baseball) (slang) (1800s) The pitcher.

Dictionary definition

THROWER, noun. A person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn.
THROWER, noun. Someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm).
THROWER, noun. A craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley