THUNDERER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Thunderer mean? 

• THUNDERER (noun)
  The noun THUNDERER has 2 senses:

1. an epithet for Jupiter

2. a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder

  Familiarity information: THUNDERER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THUNDERER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An epithet for Jupiter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jupiter Tonans; Thunderer

Instance hypernyms:

Jove; Jupiter ((Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("thunderer" is a kind of...):

noisemaker (a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration)

Derivation:

thunder (to make or produce a loud noise)