bowler
IPA: bˈoʊɫɝ
noun
- (bowling) One who engages in the sport of bowling.
- (cricket) The player currently bowling.
- (cricket) A player selected mainly for his bowling ability.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
- A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen.
- (countable) A surname originating as an occupation.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States.
- A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.
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Examples of "bowler" in Sentences
- The man plays bowler in the team.
- Guerrero was elected as the 2009 Bowler of the Year.
- Hoggard was seen as the consistent bowler in the team.
- Soo becomes the umpire and Matthew becomes the bowler.
- Marshall still was the finest fast bowler in the world.
- The bowler bowls the ball to the batsmen who must score runs.
- The villains in the steampunk anime Steamboy wear bowler hats.
- In 1983 she was considered the fastest female bowler in the world.
- The second objective of the bowler is to prevent the batsmen scoring runs.
- Hedley Verity was the leading bowler with an average of 14.36 and 211 wickets.
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