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bowler

noun

Definition of bowlernext
as in helmet

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Recent Examples of bowler 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 He was joined by his wife, Parris McBride, and members of his family and team, many of whom donned his signature bowler hat in tribute. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Grace Jones swept in looking dramatically stylish in a black tuxedo jacket with power shoulders and a black bowler-style hat. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 June 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
  • Even the best helmets and other gear can give a false sense of security, Nowinski says, because they’re primarily designed to reduce skull fracture and linear acceleration, not the rotational acceleration that leads to CTE.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Players will also wear a sticker on their helmets honoring Cox for the remainder of the season.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of helmet
Noun
  • Grab your fedora and watch out for snakes as EW ranks all five Indiana Jones movies.
    — Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For example, the tourist melting in the heat wearing a fedora procured at a cheap souvenir shop near the train station is a dead giveaway of someone not from the area.
    — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
Definition of fedora
Noun
  • Others, including the show’s director, a beret-wearing Paul Giamatti, just love to create.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The 28-year-old actress, a Coach global ambassador since 2024, wore a leopard-print coat over a black lace top and bright red leather skirt, with a black beret — and Coach bag, naturally.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of beret
Noun
  • 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
  • Most Popular Elated, Singh placed the gem on his turban and paraded it through the streets of Lahore for all his subjects to see.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 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
  • Douglas, meanwhile, dressed casually in a dark blue polo shirt, white pants, dark shoes, and a blue baseball cap.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
  • His teammate Alontae Taylor showed up to the game wearing a black and white Louis Vuitton scarf over a black baseball cap over his head.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of baseball cap
Noun
  • According to the Tampa Bay Times and The Palm Beach Post, a boater has since found the lime green and yellow paddleboard that Pawlowski was using when he was last seen in the water.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The search for a missing boater that began Monday morning continued Tuesday in New Jersey.
    — Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of boater
Noun
  • But Jack genuinely got on the bonnet [hood] of the car with a stunt driver driving him around that church, all of that was Jack.
    — Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • North styled her electric blue hair in pigtails for the performance and swapped out her signature all-black aesthetic for a white lacy bonnet, a white military-style jacket cinched with buckles, and a ruffled skirt.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of bonnet

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“Bowler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowler. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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