: a person who bowls
specifically
: the player who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
All-Area bowlers Bruno Brandao, Timber Creek, Sr. Buzz: Rolled a 617 series at District 6 after the best regular season in Central Florida with a 252 average.
—Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Among the bowlers, Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The last first lady to wear a hat to a presidential inauguration was Hillary Clinton in 1993, who wore a blue velvet bowler that did not conceal her eyes.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
All the frontline bowlers for Titans have played international cricket.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
All-Area bowlers Bruno Brandao, Timber Creek, Sr. Buzz: Rolled a 617 series at District 6 after the best regular season in Central Florida with a 252 average.
—Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Among the bowlers, Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The last first lady to wear a hat to a presidential inauguration was Hillary Clinton in 1993, who wore a blue velvet bowler that did not conceal her eyes.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Bowler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowler. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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