fowler

¹

[ fou-ler ]

noun

1. a hunter of birds.

Fowler

²

[ fou-ler ]

noun

1. Henry H(am·ill) [ham, -, uh, l], 1908–2000, U.S. lawyer and government official: secretary of the Treasury 1965–68.
2. Henry Watson, 1858–1933, English lexicographer.

Fowler

/ ˈfaʊlə /

noun

1. FowlerHenry Watson18581933MEnglishLANGUAGE: lexicographerLANGUAGE: grammarian Henry Watson . 1858–1933, English lexicographer and grammarian; compiler of Modern English Usage (1926)

Word History and Origins

Origin of fowler¹

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

Example Sentences

Like the biblical psalmist says, “We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.”

From New York Times

They sang Psalm 91 in Punjabi: Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times

“Aye, well enough, though I do not know my head from my tail in this place, as the cat said when she tumbled into the fowler’s net.”

From Literature

I don't really want to watch wood bogey instead of fowler hitting an ace!—

From Golf Digest