Crossword clues for bowser
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
a dog's name, 1806, perhaps imitative of baying.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context now chiefly Australia and New Zealand English) A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station. 2 A road vehicle (often a trailer) for the transport of liquid fuel, particularly aviation fuel at an airfield. 3 (context British English) A mobile water tank deployed to distribute fresh water in emergency situations where the normal system of piped distribution has broken down or is insufficient. 4 (context Irish slang used in the vocative English) A derogatory term of address for a person similar to buffoon or imbecile.
Wikipedia
or King Koopa is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Nintendo's Mario franchise. In Japan, the character bears the title of . In the United States, the character was first referred to as "Bowser, King of the Koopa" and "The sorcerer king" in the instruction manual. Bowser is the leader and most powerful of the tortoise-like Koopa race, and has been the archenemy of Mario ever since his first appearance, in the game Super Mario Bros.
His ultimate goals are to kidnap Princess Peach, defeat Mario, and conquer the fictional Mushroom Kingdom. Since his debut, he has appeared in almost every Mario franchise game, usually serving as the main antagonist. Bowser has been called "the most successful video game character". Currently, Bowser is voiced by Kenny James. In addition to his usual animated and video game appearances, he also appears in 1993 critically reviled live-action film, where he is portrayed by Dennis Hopper.
Bowser may refer to:
- Bowser (tanker), a generic name for a tanker of various kinds
- A fuel dispenser (in Australian English), a machine at a filling station that is used to pump liquid fuel into vehicles
A bowser is a tanker of various kinds, named for Sylvanus Bowser.
Bowser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arda Bowser (1899–1996), professional football player
- Charley Bowser (born c. 1890), American football coach
- John Bowser (1856–1936), Australian politician
- George Bowser, Canadian comedian, of Bowser and Blue duo
- John W. Bowser (1892–1956), Canadian who supervised construction of the Empire State Building
- Jonathon Earl Bowser, Canadian artist
- Mary Bowser, American freed slave who worked as a Union spy during the American Civil War
- Muriel Bowser, Democratic politician in Washington, D.C
- Ryan Bowser, music producer
- Sylvanus Bowser (19th-century–1938), American inventor
- William John Bowser (1867–1933), Canadian politician
Usage examples of "bowser".
And yes, Bowser had swept through that affair with remarkable aplomb, his oration and body language flawless, his case-law memory astonishing, his logic unassailable.
A generalist, a Renaissance man, an expert on the subject of expertise itself, Bowser flitted from subject to subject, from hobby to hobby, mastering each one quickly and then dumping it for other pursuits.
David the injection Bowser had promised, but a whiff of gas instead, which had reinforced the overall dental impression.
The Jeep was right there, and they got inside it, and Bowser started up the engine and put the heater on.
Reaching into his pocket, Bowser removed a thin, rectangular object and presented it to David with a flourish.
But knowing Bowser, even these simple things were no doubt more than they seemed.
The kind of swift, decisive response Bowser was talking about was for counterterrorism.
David realized he could run the drop foil through that purple haze and kill Bowser instantly.
David accepted it, pulling it in beside him and then lowering his arms once more, to help Bowser up behind him.
The club struck Bowser in the ribs of his left side, so hard it bounced, leaving behind flesh that rippled liquidly in a way a human rib cage never should.
He had seen them gun down Bowser with hardly a second glance, like stepping on a bug.
John Quince pulled back, hard, and Bowser flailed for a moment, then dug his heels in and heaved back.
For the thousandth time, he wished Bowser were still here, wily and unpredictable and fiercely unwilling to surrender.
Of course, those were the very qualities that had gotten Bowser killed in the first place.
If they take us down in secret, like they did to Bowser, we lose everything.