1. Formerly commonly used to describe a roofer who built and repaired thatch (straw) rooves.
2. Slang for a milk snatcher ("you nicked my milk you utter thatcher")
3. An evil person, usually one who holds power ("that chairman is nothing but a thatcher")
4. A
destroyer, a murderer, an incurable idiot. ("your new
girlfriend is nothing but a thatcher
you know, she doesn't know her arse from her elbow. She wrecked my car last year.")
5. A man in disguise.
6. A deluded old bat with more power than sense.
- He's only a thatcher wannabee, no sense at all.