bowler

¹

[boh-ler]

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.

bowler

²

[boh-ler]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. derby.

bowler

¹

/ ˈbəʊlə /

noun

1. one who bowls in cricket

2. a player at the game of bowls

bowler

²

/ ˈbəʊlə /

noun

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

bowler

³

/ ˈbaʊlə /

noun

1. dialect,  a dog

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowler¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; bowl ² + -er ¹

Origin of bowler²

First recorded in 1860–65; bowl ¹ + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowler¹

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

Origin of bowler²

perhaps from _b ( _ow-wow ) + ( _h ) _owler

Example Sentences

Fellow pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has also been bowling in training but is not expected to return in Brisbane.

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"Again, the way the guys have stepped up, even though we didn't have our main bowler being Kagiso, you know, it was incredible," said Bavuma.

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This new model, with a bigger seam, has offered pace bowlers more movement off the pitch.

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Instead, only pace bowlers Josh Tongue and Matthew Potts, and batter Jacob Bethell – a trio not involved in the first Test – will leave the Ashes squad to join the Lions.

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As a bowler, I would have always felt in the game against this England team.

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