Etymology
Origin of thrower
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; throw, -er 1
Example Sentences
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She’s got main-character energy throughout the series, as a football thrower for Elroy, a homework helper for Judy and a dinner sous-chef for Jane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
No case has crystallized those tensions quite like that of Washington D.C.’s internet-famous sandwich thrower, whose trial began Tuesday and gave jurors this to chew on: Does throwing fast food at an officer constitute assault?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
Many of the tales of their early endeavors — including a 1936 test that ended with an oxygen line catching fire, creating, essentially, a flailing flame thrower — are now told in hyperbole, MacDonald noted.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025
Dickenson, a two-time Olympic hammer thrower, specialised in athletics and sliding sports for over two decades with BBC Sport.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024
She’s the best, most epic fast-pitch heat thrower in the state.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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