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fletcher

1 American  
[flech-er] / ˈflɛtʃ ər /

noun

  1. a person who makes arrows.


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.


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

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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 Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

The archers made themselves butts to shoot at, because they had "many that delighted in that exercise and wanted not a fletcher to keep the bows and arrows in order."

From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John

Donnan Smith, a worthy archer and a good fletcher, has devised a spring clamp which holds the feather while being cut.

From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton