fowler
noun
a hunter of birds.
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fowler
1 American
[fou-ler]
/ ˈfaʊ lər /
noun
Fowler
2
American
[fou-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
The king, delighted with the beauty of the bird, asked the fowler what he would take for it.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Day, Lal Behari
In winter their numbers are greatly increased, especially in the south; and as they feed by day as well as by night, they offer themselves a ready prey to the fowler.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.
The fowler, in fact, has been so successful that he has destroyed his own trade.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.
It is frequently taken, too, in the nets spread for Larks, or inveigled into the snare of the fowler who pursues his craft with limed twigs and the imitated cry of the Owl.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.
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