bowler

nounnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbəʊ.lə//
United States//ˈboʊ.lɚ//

One who engages in the sport of bowling.

noun

1
One who engages in the sport of bowling.
2
The player currently bowling.
3
A player selected mainly for their bowling ability.
4
slangThe pitcher.

Etymology

From bowl + -er.

noun

1
A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen.
“One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler and three flunkeys to receive a retired sojer who dares to ring the bell. D'you know, old boy, I gave my bowler to the butler, whangee to one flunkey, gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers' Meeting. …"

Etymology

From the name of the hatmakers Thomas and William Bowler, associated with early production.

Forms

plural: bowlers

bowie · A Bowie knife.Bowie · A surname.bowl · A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare…

bowler · One who engages in the sport of bowling.

Bowler · A surname originating as an occupation.bowling · A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to…Bowling · A surname.

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