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Thatcher

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Thatch·er  (thchr), Margaret Hilda. Baroness. Born 1925.
British Conservative politician who served as prime minister (1979-1990). Her administration was marked by anti-inflationary measures, a brief war in the Falkland Islands (1982), and the passage of a poll tax.
Thatcher [ˈθætʃə]
n
(Biographies / Thatcher, Margaret (Hilda), Baroness (1925 F, British, POLITICS: stateswoman, POLITICS: prime minister) Margaret (Hilda), Baroness (née Roberts). born 1925, British stateswoman; leader of the Conservative Party (1975-90); prime minister (1979-90)
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Noun1.Thatcher - British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Iron Lady, Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher
2.thatcher - someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
roofer - a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs
Translations
thatcher [ˈθætʃəʳ] N → empajador(a) m/f de tejados
thatcher
n → Dachdecker(in) m(f)


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Well, Judge Thatcher he took it and put it out at interest, and it fetched us a dollar a day apiece all the year round -- more than a body could tell what to do with.
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As he was passing by the house where Jeff Thatcher lived, he saw a new girl in the garden -- a lovely little blue-eyed creature with yellow hair plaited into two long-tails, white summer frock and embroidered pan- talettes.
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