English noun: thrower |
1. | thrower (person) a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn |
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| Synonyms | throwster |
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| Broader (hypernym) | worker |
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2. | thrower (person) someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | hurler, pelter, pitcher, slinger, tosser, twirler |
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3. | thrower (person) a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln |
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| Synonyms | ceramicist, ceramist, potter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman |
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| Instance hyponym | Josiah Spode, Josiah Wedgwood, Spode, Wedgwood |
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