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knifethrower

knifethrower is the alternative form of knife thrower.

Meaning of knife thrower

Noun

knife thrower (plural knife throwers)

  1. A performer who entertains by demonstrating skill in throwing knives.
  2. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) An Arab or a Muslim.

Forms of knifethrower

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Questions about knifethrower

What is knifethrower the alternative form of?
Knifethrower is the alternative form of knife thrower.

Words near knifethrower in the dictionary

  1. knifesmen
  2. knifesmith
  3. knifesmiths
  4. knifestories
  5. knifestory
  6. knifethrower
  7. knifethrowers
  8. knifetooth sawfish
  9. knifetooth sawfishes
  10. knifewoman
  11. knifewomen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: knifethrower (page history and authors); knife thrower (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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