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English Dictionary: thrower by the DICT Development Group
2 results for thrower
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thrower
n
  1. a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
    Synonym(s): throwster, thrower
  2. someone who projects something (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
    Synonym(s): potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thrower \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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