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    fowler
    noun
    a hunter of birds.
  • Fowler
    Fowler
    noun
    Henry H(amill) 1908–2000, U.S. lawyer and government official: secretary of the Treasury 1965–68.

fowler

1 American  
[fou-ler] / ˈfaʊ lər /

noun

  1. a hunter of birds.

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.

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

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Japan forward Fujino, 22, and Blindkilde Brown, 22, have made their mark, while Mary Fowler, 23, has returned from an anterior cruciate ligament injury and will be ready to participate next season.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Nielsen's work was supported by Canadian paleontologist Taia Wyenberg-Henzler and museum curator Denver Fowler, who served as external supervisors during the undergraduate project that led to the published study.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

In 1836, William Lloyd Garrison, the antislavery crusader, sat for a cranial exam with the brothers Lorenzo and Orson Fowler, but opted to conceal his identity from the pair of phrenologists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Katie Fowler, from the Truth For Our Babies campaign, said it had been "a long, exhausting and deeply emotional fight".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

One of the Fowler twins whispered something to the other.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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