flinger
One who hurls
A flinger is someone or something that flings—throws with force or abandon.
The word appears in compounds describing machines: a manure flinger, a mud flinger.
A mudslinger, by extension, is someone who makes personal attacks, though that form has largely displaced mud flinger in political contexts.
Pouring vessel or hurler
arm · reliever · closer · starter · windup · delivery · fastball · curveball
Forked projectile launcher
- javelinThrowing spear for sport
- discusHeavy disc for throwing
- shotputThrowing a weighted ball
- boomerangSelf-returning thrown weapon
dart · pitching · harpoon · spear · bolas · chucker · clay pigeon · skeet
Counterweight-powered projectile launcher
- ballistaAncient projectile siege engine
- onagerAsiatic wild ass
- mangonelTorsion-powered medieval catapult
- siege engineWarfare machine for fortifications
counterweight · torsion · arm · sling · medieval · siegecraft · fortification · warfare
Pointed shaft for shooting
- bulletFired metal projectile
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
- javelinThrowing spear for sport
- stoneSolid earth fragment
spear · shuriken · boomerang · pellet · bolt · quarrel · boulder · cannonball
Path of moving object
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- kineticsScience of motion forces
- arcCurved line segment
parabola · acceleration · force · impulse · launch angle · spin · rotation · aerodynamics
pitcher
Pouring vessel or hurler
thrower · arm · reliever · closer · starter · windup · delivery · fastball · curveball · slider
slingshot
Forked projectile launcher
boomerang · dart · pitching · harpoon · spear · bolas · chucker · clay pigeon · skeet · trap
trebuchet
Counterweight-powered projectile launcher
- ballistaAncient projectile siege engine
- onagerAsiatic wild ass
- mangonelTorsion-powered medieval catapult
siege engine · counterweight · torsion · arm · sling · medieval · siegecraft · fortification · warfare · castle
arrow
Pointed shaft for shooting
stone · spear · shuriken · boomerang · pellet · bolt · quarrel · boulder · cannonball · grenade
trajectory
Path of moving object
arc · parabola · acceleration · force · impulse · launch angle · spin · rotation · aerodynamics · drag
- summer flingBrief romantic relationship during warm months
- spring flingBrief romantic relationship in warmer months
- fling open
- holiday fling
- vacation flingBrief romance during travel
- last flingPre-commitment revelry