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fowler¹
- /ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
From Middle English foulere, fouler, from Old English fuglere (“fowler”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuglārī, equivalent to fowl + -er. Doublet of veuglaire.
noun fowlers
- 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
Fowler²
- /ˈfaʊlɚ/ US
Sounds like fowler, fouler · Rhymes with -aʊlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From fowler. The medical term is named after Dr. George Ryerson Fowler, the German surgeon developer of the position.
proper noun Fowlers
- A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.
- H. W. Fowler, British lexicographer and commentator on usage of the English language.
- A locality on the Stikine River, north-west British Columbia, Canada.
- A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.
- A city in Fresno County, California.
- A statutory town in Otero County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois.
- A town, the county seat of Benton County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Meade County, Kansas.
- A village in Clinton County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
- An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Fowler's position.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: toad, fuller, darwin, amin, thaler, duval, angell, voller, hawker, wildfowler, birdcatcher, waterfowler, gunner, falconer, gamekeeper, trapper
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noun a hunter of wildfowl
| 日本語 | 鳥狩り togari |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 捕鸟者 bǔ niǎo zhě |
| Français | oiseleur |
| Deutsch | Vogelfänger, Vogelfängerin, Vogeljäger, Vogeljägerin |
| Română | păsărar |
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