fowler

¹ American  

[fou-ler] / ˈfaʊ lər /

noun

1. a hunter of birds.

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Fowler ² American  

[fou-ler] / ˈfaʊ lər /

noun

1. Henry H(amill) 1908–2000, U.S. lawyer and government official: secretary of the Treasury 1965–68.

2. Henry Watson, 1858–1933, English lexicographer.

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Fowler British  

/ ˈfaʊlə /

noun

1. Henry Watson . 1858–1933, English lexicographer and grammarian; compiler of Modern English Usage (1926)

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Etymology

Origin of fowler

before 900; Middle English foweler, Old English fughelere. See fowl, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Like the biblical psalmist says, “We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.”

From New York Times

They sang Psalm 91 in Punjabi: Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.

From Los Angeles Times

Together they read Scripture: The Lord will deliver you from the snare of the fowler.

From New York Times

“Aye, well enough, though I do not know my head from my tail in this place, as the cat said when she tumbled into the fowler’s net.”

From Literature

I don't really want to watch wood bogey instead of fowler hitting an ace!—

From Golf Digest