bowler
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈboʊɫɝ// UK //bˈəʊlɐ// bowler
n. a hard, round hat with a short brim. You often see this style in formal uniforms or old-fashioned pictures.
n. a hard-felt hat with a rounded crown and narrow brim, traditionally worn as part of formal or business attire.
He wore a black bowler to the wedding.
The bank manager adjusted his bowler before stepping out to greet the new clients.
Though largely replaced by the fedora in daily wear, the bowler remains a potent symbol of British middle-class respectability in early twentieth-century literature.