fletcher
[ flech-er ]
/ ˈflɛtʃ ər /
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noun
a person who makes arrows.
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Definition for fletcher (2 of 2)
Fletcher
[ flech-er ]
/ ˈflɛtʃ ər /
noun
John, 1579–1625, English dramatist: collaborated with Francis Beaumont 1606?–16; with Philip Massinger 1613–25.
John Gould, 1886–1950, U.S. poet.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for fletcher (1 of 2)
fletcher
/ (ˈflɛtʃə) /
noun
a person who makes arrows
Word Origin for fletcher
C14: from Old French flechier, from fleche arrow; see flèche
British Dictionary definitions for fletcher (2 of 2)
Fletcher
/ (ˈflɛtʃə) /
noun
John . 1579–1625, English Jacobean dramatist, noted for his romantic tragicomedies written in collaboration with Francis Beaumont, esp Philaster (1610) and The Maid's Tragedy (1611)
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