bowler

See also: Bowler

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊ.lə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊ.lɚ/

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• Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

A bowler (bowling)

From bowl +‎ -er.

Noun

bowler (plural bowlers)

1. (bowling) One who engages in the sport of bowling.
2. (cricket) The player currently bowling.
3. (cricket) A player selected mainly for his bowling ability.
4. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.

Synonyms

• (pitcher): pitcher

Derived terms

• fast bowler
• pace bowler
• part-time bowler
• slow bowler
• spin bowler
• strike bowler

 

Translations

one who engages in the sport of bowling

• Catalan: jugador de bitlles (ca) m, bitllaire (ca) m or f
• Finnish: keilaaja (fi)
• Polish: kręglarz (pl) m
• Romanian: popicar (ro) m

cricket: player currently bowling

• Finnish: syöttäjä (fi)
• Gujarati: ગોલંદાજ m (golandāj)
• Marathi: गोलंदाज m (golandāj)
• Swedish: kastare (sv) c

cricket: player selected mainly for his bowling ability

• Finnish: syöttäjä (fi)
• Marathi: गोलंदाज m (golandāj)

pitcher — see pitcher

Etymology 2

Man wearing a bowler.

From the name of the hatmakers Thomas and William Bowler, associated with early production.

Noun

bowler (plural bowlers)

1. 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. …"

Derived terms

• bowlered

 

Translations

bowler hat — see bowler hat

See also

• Bowler hat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Blower, Wrobel, blower, worble