: a person who bowls
specifically
: the player who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Chester-Le-Street’s water has hydrated a merry-go-round of quick bowlers in the past three decades, but the towering McKinney is an international opener in waiting.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
But Neto conceded that Betts’ is certainly the better bowler out of the two.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The comings and goings of the many planes at the little field bugged the Marine Corps brass and rattled the hens at the chicken ranch that was once right about where Cold War-era bowlers would one day rattle the pins at Frontier Lanes.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Donning facial hair, bowler hats and narrow ties, a group of women costumed as men appear to pay court to the woman seated in the center of this photo, taken about 1905.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Chester-Le-Street’s water has hydrated a merry-go-round of quick bowlers in the past three decades, but the towering McKinney is an international opener in waiting.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
But Neto conceded that Betts’ is certainly the better bowler out of the two.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The comings and goings of the many planes at the little field bugged the Marine Corps brass and rattled the hens at the chicken ranch that was once right about where Cold War-era bowlers would one day rattle the pins at Frontier Lanes.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Bowler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowler. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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