: a person who bowls
specifically
: the player who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Adam Zampa is their platinum slow bowler but the part-time spin of Marnus Labuschagne and Head might be the weak link.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Our bowlers also found a pretty good way to bowl out there, obviously, with balls flying everywhere.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
Experienced bowlers may already know this, but the model should be helpful to those relatively new to the game seeking to make adjustments to improve their strike percentage.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Bumrah became the first bowler to pick up 200 wickets while conceding fewer than 4,000 runs.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Adam Zampa is their platinum slow bowler but the part-time spin of Marnus Labuschagne and Head might be the weak link.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Our bowlers also found a pretty good way to bowl out there, obviously, with balls flying everywhere.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
Experienced bowlers may already know this, but the model should be helpful to those relatively new to the game seeking to make adjustments to improve their strike percentage.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bowler
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“Bowler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowler. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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