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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Some insiders say he has the potential to be the best seamer in the country.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Sam Cook played one Test last year, too small a sample size to make a judgement on the prolific Essex seamer.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The seamer achieved the feat in three overs as Lesotho were bowled out for 13 in 6.2 overs, chasing 203.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The seamer has often been left out for those who bowl quicker, or who are viewed as offering greater threat with the new ball, leaving the question of what exactly Potts is at international level.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The frame-worker, in many cases, makes the knit-work in a piece adapted for a stocking, and does not make a finished stocking; the seamer makes the stocking out of the piece so produced.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles
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