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
Lord, that a man should carry four trades under one hat, and be bowyer, fletcher, stringer and headmaker!
From Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
I like, too, the case of a patient who was described as an “arrow-maker,” and on being asked whether he did not call himself a fletcher, said, “Yes, but I thought you would not know.”
From Springtime and Other Essays by Sir Francis Darwin
Our archers made themselves butts to shoot at, because we had many that delighted in that exercise, and wanted not a fletcher to keep our bows and arrows in order.
From Sir Francis Drake Revived by Philip Nichols
"The best 15-year-old in Europe," was how Gabriel was described by a United source this year, while former interim manager Darren Fletcher said: "The world is his oyster."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
If you’re looking for more information, Fletcher suggested going to an online program like TIPSladder.com for help structuring, or to your brokerage of choice.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
For laddering, Fletcher said that his team favors the kind of term-maturity ETFs you’re talking about.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
And the distinguished British scientific administrator Walter Fletcher warned an American audience that commercial prospects were certain to exercise “a vicious influence” over academic standards.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
"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
Groups thus formed were those of fletchers, shield-makers, jewellers, mirror-makers, potters, and so forth.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara
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
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