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THUNDERER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

noisemaker (a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration)

Derivation:

thunder (to make or produce a loud noise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An epithet for Jupiter

Synonyms:

Jupiter Tonans; Thunderer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Jove; Jupiter ((Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus)

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