English Explanatory Dictionary

fowler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hunter of wildfowl.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.
  2. 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:
  6. A city in Fresno County, California.
  7. A statutory town in Otero County, Colorado.
  8. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois.
  9. A town, the county seat of Benton County, Indiana.
  10. A minor city in Meade County, Kansas.
  11. A village in Clinton County, Michigan.
  12. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.

Pronunciation

/ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fowler.wav /ˈfaʊlɚ/

Word forms

fowler fowlers

Etymology

From Middle English foulere, fouler, from Old English fuglere (“fowler”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuglārī, equivalent to fowl + -er. Doublet of veuglaire.

Derived words

batfowler waterfowler Fowler dead space Fowler flap Fowlerian fowlerite Fowler process Fowler's Fowlers Gap Fowler's method Fowler's syndrome Fowler's technique
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