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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
Synonyms:
ceramicist; ceramist; potter; thrower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thrower" is a kind of...):
artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
Instance hyponyms:
Josiah Spode; Spode (English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827))
Josiah Wedgwood; Wedgwood (English potter (1730-1795))
Derivation:
throw (make on a potter's wheel)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("thrower" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thrower"):
pelter (a thrower of missiles)
hurler; pitcher; twirler ((baseball) the person who does the pitching)
slinger (a person who uses a sling to throw something)
tosser (someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward))
Derivation:
throw (propel through the air)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
Synonyms:
thrower; throwster
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("thrower" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)