bowler
sustantivosustantivoatestiguado en diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˈbəʊ.lə//
- Estados Unidos//ˈboʊ.lɚ//
One who engages in the sport of bowling.
sustantivo
- 1
One who engages in the sport of bowling.
- 2
The player currently bowling.
- 3
A player selected mainly for their bowling ability.
- 4
jergaThe pitcher.
Etimología
From bowl + -er.
sustantivo
- 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. …"
Etimología
From the name of the hatmakers Thomas and William Bowler, associated with early production.
Formas
- plural
- bowlers