Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bowler

1. n. 1 Cricket etc. a member of the fielding side who bowls or is bowling. 2 a player at bowls. 2. n. (in full bowler hat) a man's hard felt hat with a round dome-shaped crown. Phrases and idioms bowler-hat (-hatted, -hatting) sl. retire (a person) from the army etc. (he's been bowler-hatted). Etymology: Bowler, a hatter, who designed it in 1850