kegler

[keg-ler]

noun

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

Also keg·el·er

[keg-uh-ler, keg-ler] /ˈkɛg ə lər, ˈkɛg lər/.

Origin of kegler

1930–35; < German, equivalent to Kegel (nine)pin + -er -er¹

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British Dictionary definitions for kegler

kegler

kegeler (ˈkɛɡələ)

noun

informal, mainly US a participant in a game of tenpin bowling

Word Origin for kegler

from German, from Kegel pin, from Old High German kegil peg

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