fowler

¹ American  

[fou-ler] / ˈfaʊ lər /

noun

1. a hunter of birds.

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Fowler ² American  

[fou-ler] / ˈfaʊ lər /

noun

1. Henry H(amill) 1908–2000, U.S. lawyer and government official: secretary of the Treasury 1965–68.

2. Henry Watson, 1858–1933, English lexicographer.

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Fowler British  

/ ˈfaʊlə /

noun

1. Henry Watson . 1858–1933, English lexicographer and grammarian; compiler of Modern English Usage (1926)

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Etymology

Origin of fowler

before 900; Middle English foweler, Old English fughelere. See fowl, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Together they read Scripture: The Lord will deliver you from the snare of the fowler.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2019

It is the custom of the fowler to conceal himself behind some lurking-place, natural or artificial; or, if this be wanting, to stretch himself on the ground.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

Count out the money for the fowler, for I’ll be of the greatest service to your majesty.”

From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Day, Lal Behari

The fowler cared not, it seemed, to mask his engines of destruction.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis

In the main he was hunter, fisher, fowler, and that was why he resisted civilization.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)