"bowler" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbəʊ.lə/ [UK], /ˈboʊ.lɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-bowler.ogg , en-au-bowler.ogg Forms: bowlers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From bowl + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bowl|er|id2=agent noun}} bowl + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowler (plural bowlers)
  1. (bowling) One who engages in the sport of bowling. Categories (topical): Bowling, Athletes Translations (one who engages in the sport of bowling): jugador de bitlles [masculine] (Catalan), bitllaire [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), keilaaja (Finnish), ボウリング選手 (bōringu senshu) (alt: ボウリングせんしゅ) (Japanese), ボウラー (bōrā) (Japanese), 볼링 선수 (bolling seonsu) (Korean), 볼러 (bolleo) (Korean), kręglarz [masculine] (Polish), popicar [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-bowler-en-noun-zLfcVSBJ Disambiguation of Athletes: 22 11 28 16 24 Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'one who engages in the sport of bowling': 76 11 9 4
  2. (cricket) The player currently bowling. Categories (topical): Cricket, Athletes Translations (cricket: player currently bowling): syöttäjä (Finnish), ગોલંદાજ (golandāj) [masculine] (Gujarati), गोलंदाज (golandāj) [masculine] (Marathi), kastare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bowler-en-noun-3cwGnewO Disambiguation of Athletes: 22 11 28 16 24 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'cricket: player currently bowling': 15 57 22 6
  3. (cricket) A player selected mainly for their bowling ability. Categories (topical): Cricket, Athletes Translations (cricket: player selected mainly for his bowling ability): syöttäjä (Finnish), गोलंदाज (golandāj) [masculine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-bowler-en-noun-G7iPQIjr Disambiguation of Athletes: 22 11 28 16 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 26 19 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 20 18 44 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 20 38 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 16 27 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 14 31 16 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 19 15 47 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 15 47 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 23 14 44 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 16 50 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 19 15 47 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 22 15 47 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 17 45 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 15 47 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 15 48 18 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'cricket: player selected mainly for his bowling ability': 7 13 77 3
  4. (baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball, Athletes Synonyms (pitcher): pitcher
    Sense id: en-bowler-en-noun-CVLQjoQU Disambiguation of Athletes: 22 11 28 16 24 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'pitcher': 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fast bowler, pace bowler, part-time bowler, slow bowler, spin bowler, stock bowler, strike bowler
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbəʊ.lə/ [UK], /ˈboʊ.lɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-bowler.ogg , en-au-bowler.ogg Forms: bowlers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From the name of the hatmakers Thomas and William Bowler, associated with early production. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowler (plural bowlers)
  1. A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen. Categories (topical): Athletes, Headwear Synonyms: derby Derived forms: bowlered
    Sense id: en-bowler-en-noun-bbz54kqj Disambiguation of Athletes: 22 11 28 16 24 Disambiguation of Headwear: 7 5 23 9 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "id2": "agent noun"
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bowl + -er.",
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      "form": "bowlers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "One who engages in the sport of bowling."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(bowling) One who engages in the sport of bowling."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "bowling",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cricket"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The player currently bowling."
      ],
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        [
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          "cricket"
        ],
        [
          "player",
          "player"
        ],
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          "currently",
          "currently"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket) The player currently bowling."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
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        "A player selected mainly for their bowling ability."
      ],
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        [
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          "cricket"
        ],
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          "bowling",
          "bowling"
        ],
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket) A player selected mainly for their bowling ability."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
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        "The pitcher."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "pitcher",
          "pitcher"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
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        "ball-games",
        "baseball",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈbəʊ.lə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈboʊ.lɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "sense": "pitcher",
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    }
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who engages in the sport of bowling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jugador de bitlles"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one who engages in the sport of bowling",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bitllaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who engages in the sport of bowling",
      "word": "keilaaja"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ボウリングせんしゅ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bōringu senshu",
      "sense": "one who engages in the sport of bowling",
      "word": "ボウリング選手"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bōrā",
      "sense": "one who engages in the sport of bowling",
      "word": "ボウラー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bolling seonsu",
      "sense": "one who engages in the sport of bowling",
      "word": "볼링 선수"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bolleo",
      "sense": "one who engages in the sport of bowling",
      "word": "볼러"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who engages in the sport of bowling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kręglarz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who engages in the sport of bowling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "popicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cricket: player currently bowling",
      "word": "syöttäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "golandāj",
      "sense": "cricket: player currently bowling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ગોલંદાજ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "golandāj",
      "sense": "cricket: player currently bowling",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "गोलंदाज"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cricket: player currently bowling",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kastare"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cricket: player selected mainly for his bowling ability",
      "word": "syöttäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "golandāj",
      "sense": "cricket: player selected mainly for his bowling ability",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "गोलंदाज"
    }
  ],
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    "bowler"
  ],
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}

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    {
      "word": "bowlered"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From the name of the hatmakers Thomas and William Bowler, associated with early production.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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          "ref": "1929, Baldwyn Dyke Acland, chapter 2, in Filibuster:",
          "text": "“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. …\"",
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        ]
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        {
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        }
      ]
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        "UK"
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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