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Thread #131198   Message #3933019
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
24-Jun-18 - 11:22 AM
Thread Name: BS: translations from the British
Subject: RE: BS: translations from the British
As for "Kegler bowler", given earlier, some dictionaries online give 'kegler' as just meaning a bowler (tenpin or similar). But the Bowling Wiki kives a 'kegler' as a perfect game, 300 points, or 12 straight strikes.
So in this case, "kegler-bowler" would not be repetitive, using two words with the same meaning, but describing a bowler who is capable of (or has) managed to play a perfect game.