fowler
noun
a hunter of birds.
fowler
1 American
[fau-ler]
/ ˈfaʊ lər /
noun
Fowler
2
American
[fau-ler]
/ ˈfaʊ lər /
noun
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Henry H(amill) 1908–2000, U.S. lawyer and government official: secretary of the Treasury 1965–68.
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Henry Watson, 1858–1933, English lexicographer.
Fowler
British
/ ˈfaʊlə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of fowler
before 900; Middle English foweler, Old English fughelere. See fowl, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Together they read Scripture: The Lord will deliver you from the snare of the fowler.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2019
In September, all who have escaped the sportsman and fowler wing their way to southern lands.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
Then the fowler took him back to the barber, and related the manner of his capture, receiving a good reward.
From The Animal Story Book by Various
In their anxiety to discern the object of their abhorrence, they fall one after another into the snare, and become the prey of the fowler.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
In short, whatever the fowler does, the Dotterel does the same.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
The appeal, which was heard by Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan, Justice Adrian Colton and Justice Stephen Fowler, was rejected after the Court of Appeal in Belfast found that it "must fail on its facts."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Stephen Fowler for NPR: The 2026 midterm general election season is upon us.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Forget the tired caricature of Europe as a low-growth value trap,” said strategists led by Gerry Fowler.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Europe and Canada, said Adam Fowler, an economist and founding member of the alliance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
So on the morning after the funeral, he sent the current overseer, a burly man named Evan Fowler, to get me from the cookhouse.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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