bowler

noun

Definition of bowlernext
as in helmet

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Recent Examples of bowler Rauf drilled debutant fast bowler Henry Crocombe for a straight boundary to cap a remarkable recovery for Pakistan. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 With a bowler hat, a toothbrush mustache, and a crook cane, Charlie Chaplin’s bumbling alter ego the Tramp lit up the big screen. — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026 The lanes were a birthday gift from fellow Missourians, though Truman was not known as a frequent bowler. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 At Headingley, 30 per cent of Pakistan’s boundary runs came down the ground in the straight ‘V’ behind the bowler. — Ben Jones, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bowler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowler
  1. helmet
  2. fedora
  3. beret
  4. turban
  5. homburg
  6. baseball cap
  7. boater
  8. bonnet
Noun
  • Many of them spent part of college or high school using such a cap and have adjusted to its look, which is much more prominent than a regular helmet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • For now, the helmet is available exclusively in a matte-carbon finish.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of helmet
Noun
  • With his mustache, accent and aviator shades, Ditka was to Chicago as Landry and his fedora were to Texas.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Louie was spotted in a fedora and a sporty white dress, while Harrelson wore a Bruce Springsteen trucker hat and a multi-colored button-down shirt.
    — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of fedora
Noun
  • Pink heels with a cream cap-toe completed the ensemble, while sheer cream gloves, a beret and exaggerated lavallière added a sense of elevated drama.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Like Travolta, who covered his bald head with his now-signature beret for the first time, Delevingne topped her bald cap with a jaunty cream beret and added a pair of round glasses.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of beret
Noun
  • Both wear coarse, sheep’s wool djellabas over trekking pants and plaid shirts and have turban-like scarves, known as shesh, piled high on their heads.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The artwork introduced tension between Indigenous traditions and Western conventions through the inclusion of Mai’s robe, turban and hand tattoos.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of turban
Noun
  • Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
Definition of homburg
Noun
  • Brown responded on his Instagram account with a baseball cap emoji.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators described him as a white male in his late 50s, with a scruffy, gray beard who was wearing a faded blue baseball cap.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of baseball cap
Noun
  • Zamora was thrown into the water but managed to climb back aboard before a nearby boater rescued him.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The body of a missing boater has been found after multiple days of searching Georgia's Lake Sinclair, officials say.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of boater
Noun
  • The knitwear capsule, which ranges in size from 0 to 5 years, includes a cardigan ($165), button-shoulder crewneck ($165) and bonnet ($99) in three color variations as well as one pair of booties ($105).
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Sightings of the spectral woman in a nightgown and bonnet have been reported by many people.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonnet

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