Meaning & use
Fowler
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A person who hunts or traps wild birds, especially waterfowl.
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The old fowler set his nets along the marsh before dawn.
Fowlers once relied on trained falcons to bring down game birds.
A note on using this word
The word survives mainly in historical and literary contexts, as well as in the surname it inspired.
Words with a similar meaning
birdhuntertrapper
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