fletcher
pronunciation
How to pronounce fletcher in British English:
UK ['fletʃə]
How to pronounce fletcher in American English:
US [ˈflɛtʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
Word Origin
- fletcher
- fletcher: see fledge
- fletcher (n.)
- "arrow-maker," early 14c. (as a surname attested from 1203), from Old French flechier "maker of arrows," from fleche "arrow," which is probably from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *fleug-ika- (compare Old Low German fliuca, Middle Dutch vliecke), from PIE *pleuk- "to fly," extended form of root *pleu- "to flow" (see pluvial).
Example
- 1. Perhaps you should ask mr. fletcher .
- 2. Then carla fletcher took over as special events coordinator in march .
- 3. Fletcher pushed this to the extreme , suggesting dieters chew their drinks !
- 4. When was the last time you saw mr. fletcher ?
- 5. Fletcher christian : therell be no more killing aboard this ship , not even captain bligh .