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Definition of Bowler
1. Noun. A cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket.
2. Noun. A player who rolls balls down an alley at pins.
3. Noun. A felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim.
Definition of Bowler
1. n. One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game.
2. n. A derby hat.
Definition of Bowler
1. Noun. (context: bowling) One who engages in the sport of bowling. ¹
2. Noun. (context: cricket) The player currently bowling. ¹
3. Noun. (context: cricket) A player selected mainly for his bowling ability. ¹
4. Noun. (context: baseball slang) An 1800s baseball term meaning the pitcher. ¹
5. Noun. A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bowler
1. one that bowls [n -S] - See also: bowls
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowler
Literary usage of Bowler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1845)
"They took possession together, and bowler was driven from the vessel, ... bowler,
then, had an interest capable of assignment, and a proper bill of sale of ..."
2. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1845)
"They took possession together, and bowler was driven from the vessel, ... bowler,
then, had an interest capable of assignment, and a proper bill of ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"To get the full value out of the off-break, the fast bowler especially ...
They render the bowler's, and especially the fast bowler's, task hard indeed. ..."
4. Cricket Songs by Norman Gale (1894)
"O bowler, bowler ... bowler, bowler, when the day is hot, Nor any more a wicket
you can get; When Curl and Length and Pace are Gone to Pot Before the blade ..."
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