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    fowler
    noun
    a hunter of birds.
  • Fowler
    Fowler
    noun
    Henry H(amill) 1908–2000, U.S. lawyer and government official: secretary of the Treasury 1965–68.

fowler

1 American  
[fou-ler] / ˈfaʊ lər /

noun

  1. a hunter of birds.


Fowler 2 American  
[fou-ler] / ˈfaʊ lər /

noun

  1. Henry H(amill) 1908–2000, U.S. lawyer and government official: secretary of the Treasury 1965–68.

  2. Henry Watson, 1858–1933, English lexicographer.


Fowler British  
/ ˈfaʊlə /

noun

  1. Henry Watson . 1858–1933, English lexicographer and grammarian; compiler of Modern English Usage (1926)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fowler

before 900; Middle English foweler, Old English fughelere. See fowl, -er 1

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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 short, whatever the fowler does, the Dotterel does the same.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

A fowler took his gun, and went into the woods a-shooting.

From ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. by ?sop

It is caught in the night by lamplight, in accordance with the movements of the fowler.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

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

Fowler and his team see the revision cycle for healthcare starting to turn after spending much of 2025 as one of the biggest sources of earnings downgrades.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Devon Fowler, a neighbor of Bhakta who has criticized the whiskey entrepreneur’s operation, is skeptical that he will like the new owner more than the previous one.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

"It's absolutely crucial electric vehicles become cheaper to insure," insists Steve Fowler, co-founder of the car review website Carblah.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

“Investors increasingly recognize the crowding and ‘same bus’ dynamic,” said UBS’s head of European equity strategy, Gerry Fowler.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

One of the Fowler twins whispered something to the other.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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