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THATCHER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("thatcher" is a kind of...):

roofer (a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs)

Derivation:

thatch (cover with thatch)

Sense 2

Meaning:

British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)

Synonyms:

Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven; Iron Lady; Margaret Hilda Thatcher; Margaret Thatcher; Thatcher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

stateswoman (a woman statesman)

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