pelter vs thrower

pelter and thrower both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pelter	Yes	No	No	No
thrower	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thrower is a hypernym of pelter; that is, thrower is a word with a broader meaning than pelter:

pelter: a thrower of missiles
thrower: someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)

pelter (noun)	thrower (noun)
a thrower of missiles	someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
a heavy rain	a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln
	a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn