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bowler

noun
/ˈbəʊ.lə/UK/ˈboʊ.lɚ/US

Etymology

English occupational surname for a maker or seller of bowls, dishes and cups, from Middle English bollere.

  1. derived from bollere

Definitions

  1. One who engages in the sport of bowling.

  2. The player currently bowling.

  3. A player selected mainly for their bowling ability.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The pitcher.

    2. A bowler hat

      A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen.

    3. A surname originating as an occupation.

    4. A placename in the United States, from the surname

      A placename in the United States, from the surname:

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at bowler. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at bowler. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at bowler

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA