: a person who bowls
specifically
: the player who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
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Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
In a July interview for La Habra Bowl’s 65th anniversary, Scott Kraye, owner of the pro shop, a former PBA bowler and good friend of Allison, compared Allison to Lou Gehrig, the Major League Baseball Hall of Famer who played in 2,130 consecutive games.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Her wardrobe of blazers, bowler hats and countless turtlenecks was unmistakenly her own.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Known for a film repertoire that roamed from The Godfather (1972) and Manhattan (1979) to Baby Boom (1987), Keaton also cut a sartorial dash in fashion, with her penchant for bowler hats, bow ties and berets.
—Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
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Joe Root, England’s best batter, has fallen to him 11 times, more than to any other Test bowler — a record Cummins shares with India’s Jasprit Bumrah.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
In a July interview for La Habra Bowl’s 65th anniversary, Scott Kraye, owner of the pro shop, a former PBA bowler and good friend of Allison, compared Allison to Lou Gehrig, the Major League Baseball Hall of Famer who played in 2,130 consecutive games.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Her wardrobe of blazers, bowler hats and countless turtlenecks was unmistakenly her own.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Known for a film repertoire that roamed from The Godfather (1972) and Manhattan (1979) to Baby Boom (1987), Keaton also cut a sartorial dash in fashion, with her penchant for bowler hats, bow ties and berets.
—Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Bowler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowler. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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