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bowler

1 American  
[boh-ler] / ˈboʊ lər /

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 American  
[boh-ler] / ˈboʊ lər /

noun

Chiefly British.

  1. derby.

bowler 1 British  
/ ˈbəʊlə /

noun

  1. one who bowls in cricket

  2. a player at the game of bowls

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bowler 2 British  
/ ˈbəʊlə /

noun

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

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bowler 3 British  
/ ˈbaʊlə /

noun

  1. dialect a dog

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Etymology

Origin of bowler1

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

Origin of bowler2

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

Example Sentences

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Cameron Crowe, a cheery Black bowler, is the newer kid, good enough to play in this company, but with no PBA titles to his name.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

I'm keeping my battered bowler hat under the table in case you grace us with another round of radio brilliance.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

India's premier fast bowler has the second-best economy rate, 6.30, of any bowler to have taken part in the Super 8s phase and bowled more than seven overs.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Fast bowler Haris Rauf has been put forward as a 'marquee' player in the auction for The Hundred, alongside 13 other men from Pakistan.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Marco knows he does not have the time to push her away, so he pulls her close, burying his face in her hair, his bowler hat torn from his head by the wind.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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