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
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
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
There was a fowler who had a wife.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Day, Lal Behari
The consequence was that no one began, and the net was not raised, and the fowler bagged them all.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
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