BOWLER Definition & Meaning

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bowler

[ boh-ler ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who bowl, especially a participant in a bowling game, as candlepins or tenpins.
Cricket. the player who throws the ball to be played by the batsman.

bowler

[ boh-ler ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chiefly British.

derby ²( def 5 ).

bowler

/ ˈ��əʊ��ə /

noun

one who bowls in cricket
a player at the game of bowls

bowler

/ ˈ��əʊ��ə /

noun

a stiff felt hat with a rounded crown and narrow curved brim US and Canadian namederby

bowler

/ ˈ��ʊ��ə /

noun

dialect.
a dog

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bowler¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; bowl ² + -er ¹

Origin of bowler²

First recorded in 1860–65; bowl ¹ + -er ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bowler¹

C19: named after John Bowler , 19th-century London hatter

Origin of bowler²

perhaps from b ( ow-wow ) + ( h ) owler

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Sussex are back after nine years away with their homegrown talent very much to the fore, bolstered by West Indies Test bowler Jayden Seales and Australian batter Daniel Hughes.

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When I was aged 11, my dad took me to a Gillette Cup final at Lord's between Lancashire and Kent, and I saw a fast bowler running in from the Nursery End.

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England fast bowler Jofra Archer registered the most expensive bowling figures in the history of the Indian Premier League with 0-76 from four overs.

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Former England bowler and current Test Match Special commentator Isa Guha said Knight had been "brilliant with people, selfless, resilient and accountable".

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Fast bowler Mark Wood is likely to miss all of England's home Tests this summer after undergoing surgery on a left knee injury.

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