bowler

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[ boh-ler ]
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noun
  1. a person who bowl, especially a participant in a bowling game, as candlepins or tenpins.

  2. Cricket. the player who throws the ball to be played by the batsman.

Origin of bowler

1
First recorded in 1490–1500; bowl2 + -er1

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Other definitions for bowler (2 of 2)

bowler2
[ boh-ler ]

nounChiefly British.

Origin of bowler

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First recorded in 1860–65; bowl1 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for bowler (1 of 3)

bowler1

/ (ˈbəʊlə) /


noun
  1. one who bowls in cricket

  2. a player at the game of bowls

British Dictionary definitions for bowler (2 of 3)

bowler2

/ (ˈbəʊlə) /


noun
  1. a stiff felt hat with a rounded crown and narrow curved brim: US and Canadian name: derby

Origin of bowler

2
C19: named after John Bowler, 19th-century London hatter

British Dictionary definitions for bowler (3 of 3)

bowler3

/ (ˈbaʊlə) /


noun
  1. Dublin dialect a dog

Origin of bowler

3
perhaps from b (ow-wow) + (h) owler

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