fletcher

¹ American  

[flech-er] / ˈflɛtʃ ər /

noun

1. a person who makes arrows.

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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.

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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

BMA resident doctor leader Dr Jack Fletcher described it as a "resounding response" and said the government needed to go further on jobs as well as pay.

From BBC

BMA resident doctor leader Dr Jack Fletcher said the "resounding response" should leave the health secretary in no doubt about how badly he has just fumbled his opportunity to end industrial action.

From BBC

Viola Floyd Fletcher passed away on Nov. 24.

From Salon

During her testimony to Congress in 2021, Fletcher shared some of the horrors she witnessed during those days in Tulsa.

From Salon

Mother Fletcher, as she was known, was a crusader for justice and reparations for the survivors and descendants of the massacre, and she lived to see the city establish a $105 million fund that will begin to address the century of harm that was done to her and other Black residents.

From Salon