: a person who bowls
specifically
: the player who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe shows up in the illusion of a business suit before revealing a real red-and-black suit (a collaboration between Thom Browne and costume designer Paul Tazewell), accessorizing with a monocle and bowler hat, a Marie Lichtenberg ring and a Vacheron Constantin watch.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025
Three are regular bowlers and quite skilled at the sport; a fourth, Curtis Hooper of Longborough University in the UK, is a coach for Team England at the European Youth Championships.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Archer had a wicket with the third ball of his Test comeback and England finally had a bowler again with extra pace and that all-important X-factor.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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There is a reason the world’s best bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, did not play at Edgbaston, Birmingham, last week.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe shows up in the illusion of a business suit before revealing a real red-and-black suit (a collaboration between Thom Browne and costume designer Paul Tazewell), accessorizing with a monocle and bowler hat, a Marie Lichtenberg ring and a Vacheron Constantin watch.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025
Three are regular bowlers and quite skilled at the sport; a fourth, Curtis Hooper of Longborough University in the UK, is a coach for Team England at the European Youth Championships.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Archer had a wicket with the third ball of his Test comeback and England finally had a bowler again with extra pace and that all-important X-factor.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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“Bowler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowler. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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