thatcher

[ thach-er ]

noun
  1. a person who thatches.

  2. a rake or other tool designed to remove thatch from a lawn.

Origin of thatcher

1
1400–50; late Middle English. See thatch, -er1

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Other definitions for Thatcher (2 of 2)

Thatcher
[ thach-er ]

noun
  1. Margaret (Hilda), 1925–2013, British political leader: prime minister 1979–90.

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How to use thatcher in a sentence

  • The law backs that old Judge thatcher up and helps him to keep me out o' my property.

    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • thatcher has a fortune to use if he ever wants to try for something big in politics, which doesn't seem likely.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
  • Harwood grinned at the youth's naïve references to Edward thatcher's political ambitions.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
  • But this was startling news—that thatcher was measuring himself for a senatorial toga.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
  • He has business interests with Bassett, and thatcher dabbles in politics just enough to give him power when he wants it.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson

British Dictionary definitions for Thatcher

Thatcher

/ (ˈθætʃə) /


noun
  1. Margaret (Hilda), Baroness (née Roberts). 1925–2013, British stateswoman; leader of the Conservative Party (1975–90); prime minister (1979–90)

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