Fowler

//ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    someone who hunts wild birds for food wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.
  2. 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. 3
    A locality on the Stikine River, north-west British Columbia, Canada.
  4. 4
    A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Fresno County, California.
Show 9 more definitions
  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A statutory town in Otero County, Colorado.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Benton County, Indiana.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Meade County, Kansas.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Clinton County, Michigan.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
  8. 13
    An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  9. 14
    Fowler's position.

Synonyms

All synonyms
birderhenry watson fowler

Example

More examples

"Sue Fowler of Maryland traveled to the states with her parents when she was a teenager in the 1960s."

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.

Related phrases

Fowler dead spaceFowler flapFowler processFowler's methodFowler's syndromeFowler's techniqueFowlers Gapbenton countycounty seatfowler's position

More for "fowler"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.