One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game.

delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket

rolls balls down an alley at pins

Refers to a player who primarily excels at delivering a ball to a batsman or a player in the process of delivering the ball.

the player whose job it is to dismiss the batsmen by bowling balls at them (bowling is similar in principle to throwing the ball, but with considerably greater skill.

The bowler is the player throwing the red, leather ball at the batsman.

n. In cricket, the player who delivers the ball.

a player of the fielding side currently bowling. a player selected for a cricket side mostly or solely for his bowling ability. any cricket player in the context of bowling and taking wickets.

A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling, analogous to a pitcher in baseball. A bowler who is also a competent batsman is known as an all-rounder.

A bowler is someone participating in the sport of bowling, either as an amateur or professional. In American ten-pin bowling, a bowler is most commonly a member of a team of three to six people. Most bowling leagues limit the number of team members to five, with alternates available as needed.