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thrower

Pronunciation:  'throwur

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
  2. [n]  someone who projects something through the air (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
  3. [n]  a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
 
 Synonyms: ceramicist, ceramist, potter, throwster
 
 See Also: artificer, artisan, craftsman, human, hurler, individual, Josiah Spode, Josiah Wedgwood, journeyman, mortal, pelter, person, pitcher, slinger, somebody, someone, soul, Spode, tosser, twirler, Wedgwood, worker

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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