Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throwster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
throw-ster
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who twists or spins silk to prepare it for weaving.

Obsolete

noun

A gambler; one who throws dice in gambling.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English throwesters pl; equivalent to throw + -ster.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

throwsters (plural)

Synonyms

thrower

Questions

What does throwster mean?
One who twists or spins silk to prepare it for weaving.
Where does throwster come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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