Bowler

Common English surname

A bowler is a hard, rounded hat with a narrow brim, typically black—also called a derby in American English.

The term also denotes someone who bowls: a person rolling balls at pins in a bowling alley, or in cricket, the player who delivers the ball to the batter.

She's an excellent bowler—averaged over 180 last season.

hat

derby

Open-entry competition

  • feltCompressed fiber textile
  • brimProjecting edge or lip
  • crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece

formal · gentleman · Victorian · Chaplin · Magritte · City of London · banker · rounded · stiff · headwear

cricket

batsman

Cricket's offensive player

  • wicketSmall subsidiary entrance
  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • paceSpeed of movement

delivery · over · crease · seam · yorker · googly · innings · pitch · stumps · run-up

tenpin

lane

Designated travel strip

  • pinsPointed sewing fasteners
  • strikeForceful impact or stoppage
  • spareHeld in reserve

frame · gutter · ball · alley · shoes · league · tournament · hook · spin · perfect game

Categories
Opposites
cricket role

Bowlerbatsman

Cricket's offensive player

batter · batman · striker · wicketkeeper · fielder

bowling sport role

Bowlerpin

Pointed metal fastener

bowling pin · pinsetter · skittle · spectator

hat style

Bowlersombrero

Wide-brimmed Latin headwear

cowboy hat · top hat · flat cap · baseball cap · beret

Phrases
Family

bowl, bowled, bowling, bowls

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G