kegler

American

[keg-ler] / ˈkɛg lər /

Also kegeler

noun

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

kegler British

/ ˈkɛɡələ, ˈkɛɡlə /

noun

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

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The noted kegler Fred Flintstone and his modern-day animated counterpart Homer Simpson have both recorded 300 games on the small screen.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2010

A bowler is a "kegler," from Uncle Joe Thum's German word for bowling, Kegelspiel.

From Time Magazine Archive

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