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• fletcher
  fletcher

  noun

  a person who makes arrows.
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  Fletcher

  noun

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

fletcher

¹ American  

[flech-er] / ˈflɛtʃ ər /

noun

1. a person who makes arrows.

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Fletcher ² American  

[flech-er] / ˈflɛtʃ ər /

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.

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Fletcher ¹ British  

/ 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)

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fletcher ² British  

/ ˈflɛtʃə /

noun

1. a person who makes arrows

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Etymology

Origin of fletcher

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

Example Sentences

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

The heavy gate swung slowly open, the fletcher called to his horse, and the cart with its living burden moved towards the open country and safety.

From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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 Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

He was clad in a rough leather suit, frayed at elbows and knees, and to which shavings and feathers still clung—a silent witness to his trade of fletcher.

From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)