Fowler
['faʊlə] or ['faʊlɚ]
Definition
(noun.) someone who hunts wild birds for food.
(noun.) English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933).
Checked by Joseph--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for food.
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Examples
- She was slighted like and had no say in anything, but it never really became bad for her until after she met Mr. Fowler at a friend's house. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Fowler was a very kind-spoken, free-handed gentleman, said Mrs. Toller serenely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He had therefore experience to guide him, as well as hope, that he might again, as formerly, be delivered as a prey from the fowler. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Messrs Fowler and Baker were the engineers of the Forth railway bridge. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And brought Miss Hunter down from London in order to get rid of the disagreeable persistence of Mr. Fowler. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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