bowler — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

better, fast, good, professional, south

VERB + BOWLER

didn't, gave, got, wear

BOWLER + NOUN

butler, dale, hadda, hat, mary, steyn

PREP.

on, than

Definitions

noun

1

One who engages in the sport of bowling.

2

The player currently bowling.

3

A player selected mainly for their bowling ability.

4

The pitcher.

noun

1

A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen.

“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. …"

name

1

A surname originating as an occupation.

2

A placename in the United States, from the surname:

3

A placename in the United States, from the surname:

4

A placename in the United States, from the surname:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

derby

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

“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 flun

Wiktionary

02

There is a bowler hat on the table.

Tatoeba · #379049

03

Guess what they got! A bowler hat for him and leather boots for her!

Tatoeba · #693506

04

Tom is a bowler.

Tatoeba · #2272764

05

Tom is a very good bowler.

Tatoeba · #5218426

06

You're a very good bowler.

Tatoeba · #6267015

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bowler is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.