fowler
pronunciation
How to pronounce fowler in British English:
UK ['faʊlə]
How to pronounce fowler in American English:
US ['faʊlə]
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- Noun:
- someone who hunts wild birds for food
Word Origin
- fowler (n.)
- Old English fugelere, agent noun from fuglian "to hunt fowl" (see fowl (v.)). The German equivalent is Vogler.
Example
- 1. But fowler 's point is worth heeding : beware the folly of the false scent .
- 2. Nicholas christakis and james fowler based the study on the emotional health of almost five thousand people .
- 3. " The industry knows it can 't have that happen again , " said david w. fowler , a professor at the university of texas , austin , who teaches a course on forensic engineering . " It 's going to make sure history doesn 't repeat itself . "
- 4. The study was carried out by academics rose mcdermott at brown university , james fowler at the university of california and nicholas christakis at harvard .
- 5. Dr fowler and his team analysed the voter-registration records of identical and fraternal twins from los angeles , and also from a more nationally representative database .