fowler
fowler · fowlers
Vogelfänger, Vogelfängerin, Vogeljäger, Vogeljägerin
A hunter of wildfowlA hunter of wildfowl.
/ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)/
» The fowler's pipe sounds sweet till the bird is caught.
Meaning
1 sensesA hunter of wildfowl.
Vogelfänger, Vogelfängerin, Vogeljäger
More definitions
- someone who hunts wild birds for food
- English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
Examples
3 sentencesThe fowler's pipe sounds sweet till the bird is caught.
Fowler has visited 48 states, with Hawaii and Alaska to go.
deFowler hat 48 Bundesstaaten besucht. Hawaii und Alaska stehen noch aus.
Fowler rode a donkey all the way to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
a hunter of wildfowl:
Origin
From Middle English foulere, fouler, from Old English fuglere (“fowler”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English foulere, fouler, from Old English fuglere (“fowler”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuglārī, equivalent to fowl + -er. Doublet of veuglaire.
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Forms
plural: fowlersSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933):Henry Watson Fowler
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedfowl