Thor

[thawr]

noun

1. Scandinavian Mythology.,  the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.

2. a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.

3. a male given name.

Thor

/ θɔː /

noun

1. Norse myth the god of thunder, depicted as wielding a hammer, emblematic of the thunderbolt

Thor

1. The god of thunder in Norse mythology. He wielded a hammer.

Thursday (Thor's day) is named after Thor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thor¹

before 1050; Old English Thōr < Old Norse Thōrr literally, thunder

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thor¹

Old English Thōr, from Old Norse thōrr _thunder

Example Sentences

Neither wields the magnetism of a visibly fit movie star best known for playing Thor in Marvel’s “Avengers” movies.

From Salon

“Marvel’s Avengers: Mightiest Friends” will feature kid versions of all the MCU characters including Spidey, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Panther, Thor and, for the first time, Black Widow.

From Los Angeles Times

Thor will return in Avengers: Doomsday which is set to be released in the winter of 2026.

From BBC

Tom Hiddleston will be back as God of Mischief Loki, Thor’s brother, in a twist that came about 3 hours and 45 minutes into the livestream.

From Los Angeles Times

There are vendors selling replicas of Thor’s hammer.

From Salon