The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word THROWER
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More clues leading to the result THROWER
- Athlete is snubbed by this competitor
- One responsible for dodgy deliveries? He was at home in bed
- The inadequate oarsman or shot-putter?
- Ceramist needs temperature high initially, one argues
- Pitcher starts to tip, hampering one moving vessel
- Gardener to propel boat through the river
- Hot or wet, last of beer’s swilled in pitcher
- Quarrel in that place, mostly on account of one having a flip?
- Pitcher wrote crudely about home run
- Athlete with javelin, say, is avoiding this athlete with blade
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Pitcher" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pitcher = thrower.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does THROWER mean?
THROWER noun- Someone who throws.
- Something that throws.
- One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
- One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
- A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
- (1800s) The pitcher.