Thunderer

Thunderer

Thunderer may refer to
* the anglicised name of the god Pērkons in Latvian mythology.
* one of Elijah's nicknames in Eastern Europe.
* the character Thunderer in the DC Comics.
* The Thunderer is a Marvel Comics character.
* HMS Thunderer has been the name of a number of British naval vessels.
* The Thunderer is a character in "The 7th Portal".
* "The Thunderer" was a nickname for the British newspaper "The Times".
* The Thunderer, a march by John Philip Sousa.
* "Thunderer" is the name of a fantasy novel written by Felix Gilman.


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  • 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. [1913 Webster] That dreadful oath which binds the Thunderer. Pope. [1913 Webster] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thunderer — noun see thunder II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thunderer — See thunder. * * *       in Baltic religion, a sky deity usually known as Perkūnas (Lithuanian) or Pērkons (Latvian). See Pērkons. * * * …   Universalium

  • Thunderer — noun nickname of newspaper …   Wiktionary

  • thunderer — noun One who thunders …   Wiktionary

  • THUNDERER —    name given to the Times, from certain powerful articles in it ascribed to the editor, Captain Edward Stirling …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Thunderer — Thun|der|er, The an informal name for the British newspaper The ↑Times, used in the past …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thunderer — thun·der·er …   English syllables

  • thunderer — noun a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder • Derivationally related forms: ↑thunder • Hypernyms: ↑noisemaker …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thunderer — noun an epithet for Jupiter • Syn: ↑Jupiter Tonans • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Jupiter, ↑Jove …   Useful english dictionary

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