Meaning & use
seamer
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a machine or worker that joins pieces of material together at a seam, or, in cricket, a bowler who relies on the ball's seam to make it swerve.
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The factory installed a new seamer to speed up production of the metal cans.
The visiting team's opening seamer took three wickets in the first hour.
A note on using this word
In cricket, a 'seamer' exploits the raised stitching on the ball to cause unpredictable movement through the air, in contrast to a spin bowler.
Another way to use it
2. noun
a cricket bowler who uses the seam of the ball to make it deviate off the pitch.
The pitch conditions favored the seamer over the spin bowlers.
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