: a person who bowls
specifically
: the player who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Wearing a bowler hat, his physical movements and magnetic smile often mirrored the spasmodic motion of the songs.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Meredith Paul says there were several sightings of a man wearing a bowler hat and pinstripe suit in her family’s Long Island home.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
Cricket taps into the Magnus effect According to Siddharth and co-authors, over the last two decades, bowlers have introduced a number of variations in delivering the cricket ball, most notably by Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
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Noun
His father wore a bowler hat and went off to the City each day.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Wearing a bowler hat, his physical movements and magnetic smile often mirrored the spasmodic motion of the songs.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Meredith Paul says there were several sightings of a man wearing a bowler hat and pinstripe suit in her family’s Long Island home.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
Cricket taps into the Magnus effect According to Siddharth and co-authors, over the last two decades, bowlers have introduced a number of variations in delivering the cricket ball, most notably by Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Bowler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowler. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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