Meaning of Fowler | Babel Free
ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)Definitions
- A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.
- A hunter of wildfowl.
- H. W. Fowler, British lexicographer and commentator on usage of the English language.
- A locality on the Stikine River, north-west British Columbia, Canada.
- A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Fresno County, California.
- A statutory town in Otero County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois.
- A town, the county seat of Benton County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Meade County, Kansas.
- A village in Clinton County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
- An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Fowler's position.
Equivalents
Examples
“Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped”
“Home I vvould go, / But that my Dores are hatefull to my eyes. / Fill'd and damm'd up vvith gaping Creditors, / VVatchfull as Fovvlers vvhen their Game vvill ſpring; […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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