thrower
noun
thrower is spelled T-H-R-O-W-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thrower means “Someone who throws” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thrower is throwers.
How many letters and syllables are in thrower?
| Letters | 7: T-H-R-O-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thrower?
Thrower appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce thrower?
- Australia
Thrower has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-thrower.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thrower
- throwers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thrower mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who throws.
- 2
Something that throws.
- 3
A flamethrower.
- 4
archaicOne who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
- 5
archaicOne who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
- 6
A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
- 7
slangThe pitcher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thrower in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who or something that throws:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Werfer, Werferin |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does thrower come from?
From Middle English thrower, equivalent to throw + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).