Thatcher

//ˈθæt͡ʃ.ɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who installs thatch as a roofing material.
  2. 2
    someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage wordnet
  3. 3
    A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn. (Technically a dethatcher, often a lawnmower attachment.)
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. 2
    Numerous places in the United States:; A town in Graham County, Arizona.
  3. 3
    Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado.
  4. 4
    Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Idaho.
  5. 5
    Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.

Synonyms

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baroness thatcher of kestevenreeder

Example

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"Dr. Thatcher diagnosed her patient with generalized anxiety disorder because his symptoms didn't point to other diagnoses."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From thatch + -er.

Etymology 2

From thatcher.

Related phrases

Thatcher effectThatcher illusionThatcher's childrende-thatcherknob-thatcherskull-thatcher

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