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Fowler

fow·ler

UK/ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)/ US/ˈfaʊlɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)

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2.

someone who hunts wild birds for food

Origin

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

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