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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊ.lə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈboʊ.lɚ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
bowler (plural bowlers)
- (bowling) One who engages in the sport of bowling.
- (cricket) The player currently bowling.
- (cricket) A player selected mainly for his bowling ability.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
Synonyms[edit]
- (pitcher): pitcher
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
one who engages in the sport of bowling
cricket: player currently bowling
cricket: player selected mainly for his bowling ability
pitcher — see pitcher
Etymology 2[edit]
From the name of the hatmakers Thomas and William Bowler, associated with early production.
Noun[edit]
bowler (plural bowlers)
- A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen.
- Synonym: (US) derby
- 1929, Baldwyn Dyke Acland, chapter 2, in Filibuster[1]:
- “One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler and three flunkeys to receive a retired sojer who dares to ring the bell. D'you know, old boy, I gave my bowler to the butler, whangee to one flunkey, gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers' Meeting. …"
Translations[edit]
bowler hat — see bowler hat
See also[edit]
- Bowler hat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
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