fletcher
noun
a person who makes arrows.
fletcher
1 American
[flech-er]
/ ˈflɛtʃ ər /
noun
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fletchers
plural
Fletcher
2
American
[flech-er]
/ ˈflɛtʃ ər /
noun
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John, 1579–1625, English dramatist: collaborated with Francis Beaumont 1606?–16; with Philip Massinger 1613–25.
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John Gould, 1886–1950, U.S. poet.
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a male given name.
Fletcher
1
British
/ ˈflɛtʃə /
noun
fletcher
2
British
/ ˈflɛtʃə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fletcher
1350–1400; Middle English fleccher < Old French flechier. See flèche, -er 2
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J Evans, j oshea, s fletcher and C Adam, to name just a few.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2015
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From The Guardian ● Apr. 5, 2010
Master Hobbes, of the city of Winton, is a fletcher, and his arrows are well known as the very best in the country.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
The fugitive, flickering mind, Hard to guard and hard to bind, The wise men train as they choose, As a fletcher fashions a shaft to his use.
From The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada by Frank Lee Woodward
After all's said and done," remarked the fletcher, "there may be no need to smite thee, Nick, for 'tis unlikely that they will search thy cart.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
Alan Fletcher, who ran the Aspen Music Festival and School for over two decades, says much of the angst around the runway makeover centers around the NetJets set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Fletcher - then Gabriel's coach at under-18 level - said no, believing the youngster wasn't physically ready.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Fletcher fractured his skull when colliding with concrete barriers next to the pitch at Bath City's ground, and was forced to retire in 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Earlier this year, it was reported that McFly stars Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones would also not be returning to The Voice, after they shared a chair as joint coaches for the last two series.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
At the conclusion of that first meeting Fletcher took Caesar’s three bowls and told him to return next week.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
"The lawn is full of fletchers," she announced on another occasion.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Questing Beast ran into them behind, knocking the King flat “Beware! Beware!” cried all the retainers, fishwives, falconers, farriers, fletchers, and other well-wishers who were assembled within.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The rest of the neighborhood—bakers, fletchers, candle-makers, booksellers, builders, painters, other historians—would have to pretend they had never been friends with him in the first place.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
The castle was now a scene of bustle and business; armourers were at work repairing head-pieces and breastplates, sharpening swords and battle-axes, while the fletchers prepared sheaves of arrows.
From Winning His Spurs A Tale of the Crusades by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Then along about Thursday one of my back fletchers develops a case of jumps.
From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford
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