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THROWSTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does throwster mean?
• THROWSTER (noun)
The noun THROWSTER has 1 sense:
1. a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
Familiarity information: THROWSTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
thrower; throwster
Hypernyms ("throwster" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
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