Thunderer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thunderer \Thun"der*er\, n.
     One who thunders; -- used especially as a translation of L.
     tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several of their
     gods, esp. to Jupiter.
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           That dreadful oath which binds the Thunderer. --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Thunderer
       n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: {Jupiter Tonans}]
       2: a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder