bowser

[bou-zer]

noun

Australian and New Zealand.

1. a gasoline pump at a filling station.

bowser

/ ˈbaʊzə /

noun

1. a tanker containing fuel for aircraft, military vehicles, etc

2. obsolete,  a petrol pump

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowser¹

1930–35; said to be after S.F. Bowser and Co., a Sydney manufacturer of gasoline and oil storage systems

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowser¹

originally a US proprietary name, from S. F. Bowser , US inventor, who made the first one in 1885

Example Sentences

He quickly put away the Bowser action figure he’d been inspecting and followed Michael.

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“That toy was named Bowser. From something called Mario Kart. What is a Mario Kart?”

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“The President’s actions in DC have been tremendously successful, with even Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser highlighting the significant reduction in crime as a result of the operation, and Memphis operations have already gotten gang members off the streets and recovered missing children,” Abigail Jackson, White House spokesperson, said in the statement.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat — have embraced them.

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“San Francisco Democrats should look at the tremendous results in DC and Memphis and listen to fellow Democrat Mayor Bowser and welcome the President in to clean up their city.”

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