bowler

1 of 2

noun (1)

bowl·​er ˈbō-lər How to pronounce bowler (audio)
: a person who bowls
specifically : the player who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket

bowler

2 of 2

noun (2)

bow·​ler ˈbō-lər How to pronounce bowler (audio)

Examples of bowler in a Sentence

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Noun
In this case, that has meant no bowler hats, no bentwood chairs, no fishnet stockings. Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024 Brandon Novak, 35, of Chillicothe, Ohio, has been a minimally successful pro bowler for more than a decade and has won two PBA Tour events. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024 Brandon Novak, a 35-year-old professional bowler of Chillicothe, Ohio, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service on a warrant stemming from a secret indictment while competing at the 2024 U.S. Open Bowling Tournament in Indianapolis, authorities said. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2024 Ohio girls bowler: Ali Bell, Eastern – The sophomore shot games of 268 and 245 in a win over Whiteoak Jan. 11, setting personal bests for high game and series (513) and breaking her own school record for high game. Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2024 The bowler scrambled down the length of an alley and crawled up into the bowling pin machinery as the gunman fired randomly. Daniella Silva, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2023 Professional bowling has also opted to set conditions that make perfection harder, so much so that the good league bowlers at your local lanes generally score higher than the pros on tour, said Tom Clark, the commissioner of the Professional Bowlers Association. Ben Blatt Courtney Cox, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023 With its stilts, bowler hats, and canes, the spectacle was almost too much, a circus-y sensory overload that threatened to distract from the main star’s own fancy footwork and satiny vocals. Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024 Neal Rubin covered the best bowlers in the world during his sportswriter days, but alas, nothing rubbed off. Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Bowler, 19th century family of English hatters

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1518, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bowler was circa 1518

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“Bowler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowler. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

bowler

1 of 2 noun
bowl·​er ˈbō-lər How to pronounce bowler (audio)
: a person who bowls

bowler

2 of 2 noun
bow·​ler ˈbō-lər How to pronounce bowler (audio)

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