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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn;
[syn: 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;
[syn: potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thrower \Throw"er\ (thr[=o]"[~e]r), n. One who throws. Specifically: (a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster. (b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

thrower n 1: a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn [syn: 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 [syn: potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist]