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bowler
CIDE DICTIONARY
bowler, n.
One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game. [1913 Webster]
bowler, n. [From 2d Bowl.].
A derby hat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bowler, n.
1 Cricket etc. a member of the fielding side who bowls or is bowling.
2 a player at bowls.
1 Cricket etc. a member of the fielding side who bowls or is bowling.
2 a player at bowls.
bowler, n. (in full bowler hat) a man's hard felt hat with a round dome-shaped crown.
Idiom
bowler-hat (-hatted, -hatting) sl. retire (a person) from the army etc. (he's been bowler-hatted).
Etymology
Bowler, a hatter, who designed it in 1850
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