# thrower

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,055

## Definitions
1. Someone who throws.
2. Something that throws.
3. A flamethrower.
4. One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
5. One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
6. A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
7. The pitcher.

## Etymology
From Middle English thrower, equivalent to throw + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **tower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrower-vs-tower)
- **thrown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrower-vs-thrown)
- **throws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrower-vs-throws)
- **throw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/throw-vs-thrower)
- **throne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/throne-vs-thrower)
- **throes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/throes-vs-thrower)

## Common misspellings (11)
`htrower`, `thhrower`, `thorwer`, `throewr`, `throwerr`, `throwre`, `throwwer`, `thrrower`, `thrwoer`, `trhower`, `tthrower`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thrower