fletcher

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflɛtʃə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(flech′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fletch•er  (flech′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who makes arrows.
  • Old French flechier. See flèche, -er2
  • Middle English fleccher 1350–1400

Fletch•er  (flech′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical John, 1579–1625, English dramatist: collaborated with Francis Beaumont 1606?–16;
    with Philip Massinger 1613–25.
  2. Biographical John Gould, 1886–1950, U.S. poet.
  3. a male given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fletcher /ˈflɛtʃə/ n
  1. a person who makes arrows
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French flechier, from fleche arrow; see flèche
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Fletcher /ˈflɛtʃə/ n
  1. John. 1579–1625, English Jacobean dramatist, noted for his romantic tragicomedies written in collaboration with Francis Beaumont, esp Philaster (1610) and The Maid's Tragedy (1611)
'fletcher' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Beaumont - fletch - abigail - Fletcherism - harper - Henderson - Massinger

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