bowler

Strikes and spares

A bowler is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown and narrow brim, also called a derby in American English.

The style was once standard business attire in Britain: He wore a dark suit and bowler.

Separately, a bowler is someone who bowls—whether in cricket, where the bowler delivers the ball to the batsman, or in bowling, where the bowler rolls a ball at pins.

cricket

wicket

Small subsidiary entrance

  • oversCricket bowling units
  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • paceSpeed of movement

seam · swing · yorker · bouncer · maiden · innings · stumps · googly · legbreak · outswinger

hat

derby

Open-entry competition

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

rounded · formal · chapeau · headwear · hatter · blocked · stiff · domed · Churchill · Oddjob

tenpin

pins

Pointed sewing fasteners

  • laneDesignated travel strip
  • strikeForceful impact or stoppage
  • spareHeld in reserve

gutter · frame · ball · alley · league · tournament · hook · curve · spin · release

Categories
Opposites
cricket role

bowlerbatter

Uncooked cake mixture

batsman · striker · non-striker · wicketkeeper · fielder

bowling participant role

bowlerpin

Pointed metal fastener

bowling pin · skittle · pinsetter · spectator

hat style formality

bowlerbaseball cap

Soft hat, stiff brim

beanie · snapback · trucker hat · sun visor · flat cap

Phrases
Family

bowl, bowling, bowled, bowlers, bowlful, bowlfuls, bowler hat, bowler hats

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G