fower

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UK, UK/ˈfəʊ.ə/Northumbria, UK/ˈfɑʊ.(w)ɐ/US/ˈfoʊ.ɚ/

noun

One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.

OriginMiddle English fowere →
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Meanings

fower1

nounfower (plural fowers)

plural fowers

  1. EarlyModernobsoleteOne who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.

fower2

numeral
  1. Geordiefour
nounfower (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe digit 4 in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Origin

fower · noun

  1. Middle Englishfowere
  2. Englishfower

From Middle English fowere, foware, fowar; equivalent to fow + -er.

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fower · numeral, noun

  1. Old Englishfēower
  2. Middle Englishfour
  3. Englishfower

From Middle English four, fower, from Old English fēower.

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Cite this entry
APA

fower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fower

MLA

“fower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fower. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fower,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fower.

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