What does "fowler" mean?
A hunter of wildfowl.
Fowler
/ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A hunter of wildfowl.
- Grammar: fowler is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: bird hunter, bird merchant, game hunter, poultry dealer.
- Useful contrasts: bird buyer, poultry buyer.
- Usage evidence: Sue Fowler of Maryland traveled to the states with her parents when she was a teenager in the 1960s.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hunter of wildfowl.
"Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped"
- 2 someone who hunts wild birds for food wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.
- 2 A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.; H. W. Fowler, British lexicographer and commentator on usage of the English language.
- 3 A locality on the Stikine River, north-west British Columbia, Canada.
- 4 A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Fresno County, California.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A statutory town in Otero County, Colorado.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Benton County, Indiana.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Meade County, Kansas.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Clinton County, Michigan.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
- 13 An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 14 Fowler's position.
Synonyms
All synonyms bird hunterbird merchantgame hunterpoultry dealer
Antonyms
bird buyerpoultry buyer
Example
"Sue Fowler of Maryland traveled to the states with her parents when she was a teenager in the 1960s."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "fowler"?
Common synonyms include: bird hunter, bird merchant, game hunter, poultry dealer.
How do you use "fowler" in a sentence?
Sue Fowler of Maryland traveled to the states with her parents when she was a teenager in the 1960s.
How do you pronounce "fowler"?
Pronounced /ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English foulere, fouler, from Old English fuglere (“fowler”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuglārī, equivalent to fowl + -er. Doublet of veuglaire.
Etymology 2
From fowler. The medical term is named after Dr. George Ryerson Fowler, the German surgeon developer of the position.