бацач

• IPA^(key): /bǎt͡saːt͡ʃ/
• Hyphenation: ба‧цач

ба̀ца̄ч m (Latin spelling bàcāč)

1. thrower
2. any of a variety of weapons that fire large projectiles, missiles, or flammable substances: rocket launcher, mortar, flamethrower
   • c. 1942, authorship disputed, “Na Kordunu grob do groba” (lyrics) as published in 2017, Nenad Simić-Tajka, Nepročitana knjiga:

     Nemoj plakat, majko stara,
     pusti sina da odmara.
     Teži su mi tvoji plači
     nego bombe i bacači.

     Don’t cry, old mother,
     let your son rest:
     Your tears are harder for me to bear
     than bombs and rocket launchers.

3. (baseball) pitcher
4. (cricket) bowler

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