bowler
English
/ˈbəʊ.lə/, /ˈboʊ.lɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (bowling) One who engages in the sport of bowling.
- (cricket) The player currently bowling.
- (cricket) A player selected mainly for his bowling ability.
- (baseball) The pitcher.
Etymology
Suffix from English bowl.
Origin
English
bowl
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Super Bowl English
- bowl English
- bowlful English
- bowllike English
- dustbowl English
- embowl English
- fishbowl English
- nutbowl English
- outbowl English
- punchbowl English
- rice bowl English
- slop-bowl English
- swill-bowl English
- tea bowl English
- teabowl English
- toilet bowl English
- washbowl English
- Bowle German
- bowlen Dutch, Flemish
- ボウラー Japanese
- ボウル Japanese
- bolle Middle English
- bowle Danish
- bovlo Esperanto
- bole Latvian
- bòl Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic