BOWLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bowler mean? 

• BOWLER (noun)
  The noun BOWLER has 3 senses:

1. a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket

2. a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins

3. a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

  Familiarity information: BOWLER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOWLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bowler" is a kind of...):

cricketer (an athlete who plays cricket)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A player who rolls balls down an alley at pins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bowler" is a kind of...):

participant; player (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)

Derivation:

bowl (engage in the sport of bowling)

bowl (roll (a ball))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bowler; bowler hat; derby; derby hat; plug hat

Hypernyms ("bowler" is a kind of...):

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

 Context examples 

“He’s the fastest bowler in the Midlands, and at his best there weren’t many boxers in England that could stand up against him.”

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)