Etymology

fowler

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Today it means: A hunter of wildfowl. Full definition →

Middle English foulere ← Old English fuglere ← Proto-West Germanic *fuglārī
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fowler · noun1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*fuglārī
  2. Old English · inherited fromfuglere“fowler”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromfoulere
  4. English todayfowler

From Middle English foulere, fouler, from Old English fuglere (“fowler”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuglārī, equivalent to fowl + -er. Doublet of veuglaire.

Fowler · proper noun2

From fowler. The medical term is named after Dr. George Ryerson Fowler, the German surgeon developer of the position.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfuglere all →

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