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Fletcher

fletc·her

UK/ˈflɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ US/ˈflɛt͡ʃɚ/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)

Origin

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

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