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thunderer

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

The Times newspaper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, informal

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2

noun

Meaning 2

One who thunders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: noisemaker

4

noun

Meaning 4

an epithet for Jupiter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Jupiter Tonans

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Jupiter, Jove

History

Etymology

From thunderer.

From thunder + -er.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гръмовержец (grǎmoveržec) — Translations
  • Macedonian: гро́мовник (grómovnik) — Translations
  • Russian: громове́ржец (gromovéržec) — Translations