Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who makes arrows.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who fletches arrows; an arrow-maker; a maker of bows and arrows.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete One who fletches or feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
fletches orfeathers arrows . - noun Generally, a
manufacturer ofbows andarrows .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English fleccher, from Old French flechier, from fleche, arrow, of Germanic origin; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
Examples
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I was able, the one time it came up, to tell a caller that a fletcher was a person who made bows.
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Write to Owen Fletcher at owen.fletcher @dowjones.com
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Write to June Fletcher at fletcher. june@gmail.com
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Write to June Fletcher at fletcher.june@gmail.com.
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Write to Alexandra Fletcher at alexandra.fletcher @dowjones.com
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Write to Owen Fletcher at owen.fletcher @dowjones.com
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Write to June Fletcher at fletcher. june@gmail.com
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Send questions and comments to June Fletcher at fletcher. june@gmail.com
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Send questions and comments to June Fletcher at fletcher. june@gmail.com
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Send questions and comments to June Fletcher at fletcher. june@gmail.com
jennarenn commented on the word fletcher
There was a book that I read as a child where the main character dressed up as a fletcher for Halloween. I wish I could remember which one it was.
July 18, 2007