English Explanatory Dictionary

fletcher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who fletches or feathers arrows.
  2. A device to assist in fletching or feathering arrows.
  3. Generally, a manufacturer of bows and arrows.
  4. A weir or dam.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation, from the profession of fletcher.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A ghost town in California.
  5. An unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Indiana.
  7. A town in Henderson County, North Carolina.
  8. A village in Miami County, Ohio.
  9. A town in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
  10. A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
  11. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia.
  12. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˈflɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ en-us-fletcher.ogg /ˈflɛt͡ʃɚ/

Word forms

fletcher fletchers

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fleccher, from Old French flechier; equivalent to fletch + -er.

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