seamer
Britishnoun
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a person or thing that seams
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another name for seam bowler
Example Sentences
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Sam Cook played one Test last year, too small a sample size to make a judgement on the prolific Essex seamer.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
After he had whipped Shepherd over the square-leg boundary for six, Samson chipped the West Indies seamer over the head of mid-on to seal a memorable victory and possibly the iconic moment of his career.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka kept things tight to finish with 2-25 in the powerplay while Maheesh Theekshana took an impressive 2-21 with his offspin.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
"He practised well yesterday," Sammy said of the right-arm seamer and power hitter, who had strapping on his right knee during training on Sunday but looked in no discomfort.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
It is quite certain that as late as Ben Jonson, ‘seamster’ and ‘songster’ expressed the female seamer and singer; a single passage from his Masque of Christmas is evidence to this.
From English Past and Present by Palmer, Abram Smythe
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