seamer
Britishnoun
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a person or thing that seams
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another name for seam bowler
Example Sentences
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Former England white-ball captain Jos Buttler will hope to find form after a disappointing World Cup as he returns to Gujarat Titans, where he is joined by batter Tom Banton and left-arm seamer Luke Wood.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
New Zealand seamer Jacob Duffy, playing in the place of injured Australia bowler Josh Hazlewood, was impressive for his 3-22.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
South Africa's gaps have been filled by Ngidi, who Conrad calls a "mystery seamer", and seamer Corbin Bosch.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka kept things tight to finish with 2-25 in the powerplay while Maheesh Theekshana took an impressive 2-21 with his offspin.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
It is quite certain that as late as Ben Jonson, ‘seamster’ and ‘songster’ expressed the female seamer and singer; a single passage from his Masque of Christmas is evidence to this.
From English Past and Present by Palmer, Abram Smythe
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