bowser

[ bou-zer ]

noun

, Australian and New Zealand.

1. a gasoline pump at a filling station.

bowser

/ ˈbaʊzə /

noun

1. a tanker containing fuel for aircraft, military vehicles, etc
2. obsolete.
   a petrol pump

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowser¹

1930–35; said to be after S.F. Bowser and Co., a Sydney manufacturer of gasoline and oil storage systems

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowser¹

originally a US proprietary name, from S. F. Bowser , US inventor, who made the first one in 1885

Example Sentences

Mario antagonist Bowser arrives on the screen, and the clock gets louder, the sounds no longer soothing.

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And sure, Bowser is no match for my ability to turn Alarmo off, but a small deterrent can sometimes be a powerful one.

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And one more day is one more opportunity to stop Bowser from tormenting me for trying to snooze.

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In nearby Bolinas, artist Marlie de Swart and husband Bruce Bowser welcomed the new rules, telling the Coastal Commission in a letter that their town “is being changed from a characteristic village to a vacation rental suburb.”

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“We used to know this as very much a vibrant neighborhood,” Bowser said.

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