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How to pronounce bowler in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bowler hat, derby, derby hat, plug hat
Type of chapeau, hat, lid
Type Words
Type of cricketer
Type Words
Type of participant, player
Derivation bowl

Examples of bowler

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He has been a very good bowler in one-day cricket but at the moment he is rusty.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He's a very good bowler but has shown he can't keep his temper let alone a side.
From the independent.co.uk
Silva played across the line and got a leading edge straight back to the bowler.
From the guardian.co.uk
If a left-arm over bowler gets you out twice in a row in one match, that's life.
From the guardian.co.uk
No bowler though and no SRi Lankan whatsoever in that list, worryingly for them.
From the guardian.co.uk
The only uncapped player in the squads is Jade Dernbach, the Surrey fast bowler.
From the independent.co.uk
For example, a bowler must bowl the ball to the batsman, but he cannot throw it.
From the economist.com
He is a left-arm fast bowler, who opened the bowling in all formats of the game.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Was the side's best bowler as Australia played him with the respect he deserves.
From the odt.co.nz
More examples
  • A cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
  • A player who rolls balls down an alley at pins
  • Bowler hat: a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
  • (bowling) a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
  • (bowling) the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
  • A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling, analogous to a pitcher in baseball. A bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder.
  • Bowler is a surname and may refer to one of the following people;
  • A bowler is someone participating in the sport of bowling, either as an amateur or professional. In American ten-pin bowling, a bowler is most commonly a member of a team of three to six people. Most bowling leagues limit the number of team members to five, with alternates available as needed.
  • Bowler is a British television series which originally aired on ITV in 13 episodes between 29 July and 21 October 1973. A comedy it was a spin-off from The Fenn Street Gang featuring George Baker as East End criminal Stanley Bowler.