Meanings
bowler1
bowler2
plural bowlers
- A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen.
1 more example
“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. …"
1929, Baldwyn Dyke Acland, chapter 2, in FilibusterSynonyms: derby
Bowler3
plural Bowlers · alternative Bouler
- countableA surname originating as an occupation.
- A placename in the United States, from the surname:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia.
- countableuncountableA village in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe pitcher.
nounA bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
bowler · noun
From the name of the hatmakers Thomas and William Bowler, associated with early production.
Full word history & related roots →Bowler · proper noun
- Middle Englishbollere
- EnglishBowler
English occupational surname for a maker or seller of bowls, dishes and cups, from Middle English bollere.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan jugador de bitlles, bitllaire
- jugador de bitllesone who engages in the sport of bowling
- bitllaireone who engages in the sport of bowling
Chinese Mandarin 保齡球運動員 /保龄球运动员, 投手
- 保齡球運動員 /保龄球运动员 (bǎolíngqiú yùndòngyuán)one who engages in the sport of bowling
- 投手 (tóushǒu)cricket: player currently bowling
- 投手 (tóushǒu)cricket: player selected mainly for his bowling ability
Finnish keilaaja, syöttäjä
- keilaajaone who engages in the sport of bowling
- syöttäjäcricket: player currently bowling
- syöttäjäcricket: player selected mainly for his bowling ability
Hindi गेंदबाज़
- गेंदबाज़ (gendbāz)cricket: player currently bowling
Japanese ボウリング選手, ボウラー
- ボウリング選手 (bōringu senshu)one who engages in the sport of bowling
- ボウラー (bōrā)one who engages in the sport of bowling
Korean 볼링 선수, 볼러
- 볼링 선수 (bolling seonsu)one who engages in the sport of bowling
- 볼러 (bolleo)one who engages in the sport of bowling
Māori kaipīrori (maita), kaiepa
- kaipīrori (maita)one who engages in the sport of bowling
- kaiepacricket: player currently bowling
Polish kręglarz, rzucający
- kręglarzone who engages in the sport of bowling
- rzucającycricket: player currently bowling
- rzucającycricket: player selected mainly for his bowling ability
Romanian popicar
- popicarone who engages in the sport of bowling
Swedish kastare
- kastarecricket: player currently bowling
Urdu گیند باز
- گیند باز (gend-bāz)cricket: player currently bowling
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
bowler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowler
“bowler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowler. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowler.
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