Etymology

fletcher

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Today it means: One who fletches or feathers arrows. Full definition →

Middle English fleccher ← Old French flechier
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fletcher · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromflechier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfleccher
  3. English todayfletcher

Inherited from Middle English fleccher, from Old French flechier; equivalent to fletch + -er.

Fletcher · proper noun2

English occupational surname from the noun fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Sometimes confused with Flesher.

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