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Meaning of "thwacker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THWACKER

thwacker  [ˈθwækə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THWACKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thwacker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THWACKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thwacker in the English dictionary

The definition of thwacker in the dictionary is a person who beats, hits, or flogs someone or something, esp with something flat.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THWACKER


acca
ˈækə
attacker
əˈtækə
bacca
ˈbækə
backpacker
ˈbækpækə
bushwhacker
ˈbʊʃˌwækə
caca
ˈkækə
cracker
ˈkrækə
Dakar
ˈdækə
Dhaka
ˈdækə
graywacke
ˈɡreɪˌwækə
greywacke
ˈɡreɪˌwækə
hacker
ˈhækə
lacquer
ˈlækə
Melaka
məˈlækə
packer
ˈpækə
quacker
ˈkwækə
tracker
ˈtrækə
wacke
ˈwækə
wacker
ˈwækə
whacker
ˈwækə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THWACKER

thus
thusly
thusness
thuswise
Thutmose I
Thutmose III
thuya
thwack
thwaite
thwart
thwartedly
thwarter
thwartingly
thwartly
thwartship
thwartways
thwartwise
THX
thy

WORDS THAT END LIKE THWACKER

backer
carjacker
Christmas cracker
firecracker
graham cracker
highjacker
hijacker
jacker
lacker
linebacker
nutcracker
racker
sacker
skyjacker
slacker
smacker
snacker
stacker
sticker
tacker
unpacker

Synonyms and antonyms of thwacker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thwacker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THWACKER

Find out the translation of thwacker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thwacker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thwacker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

thwacker
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

thwacker
570 millions of speakers

English

thwacker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thwacker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

thwacker
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Thwacker
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thwacker
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thwacker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thwacker
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thwacker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thwacker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

thwacker
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

thwacker
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thwacker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thwacker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thwacker
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थुकरने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

thwacker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

thwacker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

thwacker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Thwacker
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

thwacker
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

thwacker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thwacker
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

thwacker
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

thwacker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thwacker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THWACKER»

The term «thwacker» is used very little and occupies the 187.304 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THWACKER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thwacker» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thwacker» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thwacker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THWACKER»

Discover the use of thwacker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thwacker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Shroud of the Thwacker
In 1882 New York City, police chief Caleb Spencer, Evening Post reporter Liz Smith, and mayor Teddy Roosevelt try to unravel the mystery of the world's most bizarre serial killer, Jack the Jolly Thwacker, embarking on a wild chase through ...
Chris Elliott, 2006
2
Experiential Youth Ministry Handbook: How Intentional ...
BLIND. THWACKER. ACTIVITY BRIEF In a scene from Star Wars, Luke Skywalker deflects laser blasts from a floating robot with his light saber while blindfolded. This activity is like that—except there's no floating robot or light saber , and we're ...
John Losey, 2004
3
Oakmote Hall: Or, The Adventures of Joe Rattler: with the ...
Old Thwacker came with them, and entered the school boldly, being armed with a large folio volume on witchcraft in one hand, and a good ashen plant in the other — the book for Satan, the plant for Joe." "Old Thwacker soon perceived that in ...
‎1853
4
The Complete New Testament Resource for Youth Workers
Whoever manages to touch the thwacker becomes the next thwacker. Note: Either be sure you have space and high ceilings, or go outside. You can increase the challenge by putting two blindfolded people in the center, or you can require the ...
Jack Crabtree, 2011
5
Oakmote Hall; Or, The Adventures of Joe Rattler; with the ...
Latin sentences would do the thing efl'ectually, and he would follow them directly. This would not do; not one would stir without him, and he was obliged to come, or they would have brought him vi et armis. Old Thwacker came with them, and ...
‎1853
6
The Life, Adventures, and Opinions of a Liverpool Policeman, ...
shouted Thwacker, in a voice of thunder ' Little what 'l' “ ' "es, sir ; l have left his own cloo-oths to soo-ok a bit i'th' watering pit, un have putten him on owd John's soodering cloo-oths, for to keep him dry and comfortable while he draws for his ...
Thomas Hall (Author of “Raby Rattler”.), 1841
7
Confetti Lane
He did have an aristocratic Kennel Club name but it stretched to kingdom come and was shortened, even by Thwacker, to REX. However, since Tommy had been instantly charged with the care of the enormous little pup and because the ...
Jane Willcox, 2011
8
Life in Elizabethian Days
Master Thwacker always administers the blows himself and does not depute this delicate task to an usher. He never smites a boy over the back with the risk of inflicting permanent injuries, although when extremely exasperated the squalling  ...
William S. Davis, 1988
9
Rudimentary treatise on the manufacture of bricks and tiles: ...
The place where the thwacker stands to thwack. c. c. Two wheels to facilitate the moving of the horse from place to place when required. Fig. 15. The thwacker. ( Scale 1 in. to the foot) Fig. 16. The thwacking knife. (Scale 1 in. to the foot.) This is  ...
Edward Dobson, 1850
10
Bonnie's Story
That I hadn't wanted to give my old trusty thwacker up that easily stuck out too. Still, said trusty thwacker was replaced with something warm that, on the urging from hands reaching me through the cotton wool, turned out to be overly sweet tea.
Janis Hill, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THWACKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thwacker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What if you gave a piano concert and goofs didn't matter?
So many good things about Flower Piano at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, but best of all, I think, is its celebration of plunkers, tappers, strokers, thwackers ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Bulls late surge tops Celtics
... the Bulls the way they started, lethargic and being outhustled, trailing 35-24 after the first quarter, the telltale tryptophan thwacker. Must have been the turkey; ... «NBA.com, Nov 14»
3
Chris Kermode knows how Wimbledon's tennis stars are feeling
... tour, the Association of Tennis Professionals, he must get into the minds of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and the rest of the world's best ball-thwackers. «Financial Times, Jun 14»
4
The best Android games this week - Magazine Mogul, Icebreaker …
From RPG-infused ball-thwackers like Baseball Superstars to Billy Bean sims like Out of the Park, there are no end of baseball games, of all shapes and sizes, ... «Pocket Gamer, May 14»
5
Cricket Will Miss South Africa's Big Man
And while his method might have been unusual, his power and timing were immaculate: a meaty thwacker of a ball, uncomplicated and powerful, Smith was the ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 14»
6
World of Warcraft is dead cheap right now (and StarCraft's not too …
... missed out in the sales, which is something of a surprise ahead of the release of Reaper of Souls. Would you be tempted by a cheapened demon-thwacker? «PCGamesN, Nov 13»
7
'Lincoln' studio plans biopic of Presidents Bull-Moose and Lardass
Or better yet, Shroud of the Thwacker, written by Cabin Boy Chris Elliot, in which Teddy Roosevelt is depicted as a hard-drinking, back-slapping, time-traveling ... «Film Drunk, Oct 13»
8
The Mars Rover Curiosity Digs a Little Deeper
On February 8th, the rover Curiosity (of the Mars Science Laboratory mission) used its drill to bore a hole (maybe more correctly, used its thwacker to thwack a ... «KQED QUEST, Feb 13»
9
2013 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster First Drive
The shifts are quicker than the languid rocking motion of Strada mode (auto or manual), but nowhere near the brutal head thwackers of Corsa (manual only). «MotorTrend Magazine, Feb 13»
10
2013 Lamborghini Aventador Review
The shifts are quicker than the languid rocking motion of Strada mode (auto or manual), but nowhere near the brutal head thwackers of Corsa (manual only). «MotorTrend Magazine, Nov 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Thwacker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/thwacker>. Apr 2024 ».
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