: a person who bowls
specifically
: the player who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
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Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
The group has expanded open bowl, so bowlers can walk in and bowl Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 6 p.m. to midnight, and leagues are on Thursdays and Fridays.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2023
A little tramp in a battered bowler hat picks it up and starts waving it, trying to catch the driver’s attention.
—Jeremy McCarter, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
That includes a variety of chunky knit sweaters, oversize wool blazers, baggy trousers, dad jeans, loafers and bowler hats that have come back into fashion thanks in part to the classic nature of the feel-good films and Ryan's iconic style.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
Redfern was a bowler who played for the England team in the late 1990s.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
After a bowler completes an over, the fielding team must switch bowlers.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
The anecdote ended with the bowler giving the pin boy a quarter.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
Like most hat styles with full brim, the bowler hat, also known as the derby hat, came from England.
—Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
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Behind them were women in brown vicuña mantas and bowlers.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
The group has expanded open bowl, so bowlers can walk in and bowl Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 6 p.m. to midnight, and leagues are on Thursdays and Fridays.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2023
A little tramp in a battered bowler hat picks it up and starts waving it, trying to catch the driver’s attention.
—Jeremy McCarter, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
That includes a variety of chunky knit sweaters, oversize wool blazers, baggy trousers, dad jeans, loafers and bowler hats that have come back into fashion thanks in part to the classic nature of the feel-good films and Ryan's iconic style.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
Redfern was a bowler who played for the England team in the late 1990s.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
After a bowler completes an over, the fielding team must switch bowlers.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
The anecdote ended with the bowler giving the pin boy a quarter.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
Like most hat styles with full brim, the bowler hat, also known as the derby hat, came from England.
—Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
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