kegler

American  

[keg-ler] / ˈkɛg lər /

Also kegeler

noun

1. a participant in a bowling game, as candlepins or tenpins.

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kegler British  

/ ˈkɛɡələ, ˈkɛɡlə /

noun

1. informal a participant in a game of tenpin bowling

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Etymology

Origin of kegler

1930–35; < German, equivalent to Kegel (nine)pin + -er -er ¹

Example Sentences

When decorated Seattle open-water swimmer Melissa Kegler emerged from Lake Desire near Renton after a 1.4-mile swim in 39.2 degree water, she left the water with a new American record.

From Seattle Times

The Jan. 14 feat by Kegler, 39, is a case study in “extreme concentration, incredible athleticism and intense determination,” said Lynne Cox, author of “Swimming to Antarctica” and a doyenne of extreme swimming feats.

From Seattle Times

Kegler completed the technically precise lap swim in 51 minutes and 26 seconds; the 1.4-mile distance shattered an International Ice Swimming Association distance record that had remained untouched since Craig Lenning of Colorado swam 1.2 miles in Brainard Lake on July 10, 2011.

From Seattle Times

Kegler’s record was broken by another Washington female swimmer, Lisa Yamamoto, on Feb. 26 at Fallen Leaf Lake in Camas, Clark County, with a 1.6-mile swim.

From Seattle Times

As Kegler put it, “sport changes and evolves through time like the rise and fall of the tide.”

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