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bowler

bowler

28 2.7
A person who rolls a heavy ball down a lane to knock down pins
  • noun
  • /ˈboʊlər/
translation icon : jugador de bolos
  • Donny was a good bowler and a good man.
  • Pro Bowler
  • good bowler
  • professional bowler

You should go be a bowler and if you are super passionate about bowling, you'll make money and more money than you would being a banker.

Examples

Compounds

3 5.1

A hard round hat with a small brim worn by men

How Skilled

bowler
28 2.7
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

bowler singular
bowlers plural

Morphology

bowler = bowl (transparent) = bowl + er

This is a regular agent noun formed from the verb 'bowl'.

Etymology

Bowler comes from the verb bowl, meaning 'to roll a ball', so a bowler in bowling is the person who rolls the ball down the lane at the pins.