fletcher

¹

[flech-er]

noun

1. a person who makes arrows.

Fletcher

²

[flech-er]

noun

1. John, 1579–1625, English dramatist: collaborated with Francis Beaumont 1606?–16; with Philip Massinger 1613–25.

2. John Gould, 1886–1950, U.S. poet.

3. a male given name.

Fletcher

¹

/ ˈflɛtʃə /

noun

1. 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)

fletcher

²

/ ˈflɛtʃə /

noun

1. a person who makes arrows

Word History and Origins

Origin of fletcher¹

1350–1400; Middle English fleccher < Old French flechier. See flèche, -er ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of fletcher¹

C14: from Old French flechier , from fleche arrow; see _flèche

Example Sentences

Politicians "are mostly insulated from the fallouts with their retinue of protection assets. So, it is ordinary people that suffer," said Chidi Odinkalu, a Nigerian professor in international human rights law at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

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On a recent visit to displacement camps in Sudan, UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said the country faced enormous needs and highlighted the need to develop a stronger health system.

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Flashbacks, with Will Fletcher as young Bernie and Laura Marcus as young Rene, recall the couple’s wartime meeting and Bernie’s interactions with a young soldier on D-Day.

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Fletcher was speaking to AFP in the Chadian capital following a visit to Darfur just across the border, where last month the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized the army's last regional stronghold of El-Fasher.

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Fletcher said the scale of the needs in both Darfur and Chad, where survivors have scrambled to the border, was huge, including in healthcare, shelter, food, sanitation and education.

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