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seamer
noun[ C ]
sports specializeduk /ˈsiː.mər/ us /ˈsiː.mɚ/
in cricket, a kind of bowler (= a player who throws the ball to the batter) who uses the seam (= raised join) on the ball to affect how it moves in the air or after it hits the ground:
The seamers made the breakthrough and then the spinners picked up the last five wickets.
She started off as a seamer but switched successfully to off spin.
The opening bowlers are both left-arm seamers.
The seamer served up a mixture of off cutters and leg cutters.
The batters managed to see off the threatening seamers and then began to score freely off the spinners.
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