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fletcher

fletcher

1 9.9
A person who makes and sells arrows, often in medieval times
  • noun
  • /ˈflɛtʃər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : flechero
  • Mother-fletcher.

Examples

  • Nadia, do not give me a fletcher.

    The Wedding Ringer (2015)

  • They are from Evermeet, I am told, crafted by the bowyers and fletchers of the royal family.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • In medieval times, a fletcher crafted arrows using feathers for stability.

  • The village fletcher sold beautifully decorated arrows made from hardwood.

  • Every year, the fair featured a skilled fletcher demonstrating the art of arrow-making.

Synonyms

arrowsmith
vsfletcher
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who makes arrows by hand

also sells them and is especially associated with medieval times

Surface Forms

fletcher singular
fletchers plural

Morphology

fletcher = fletch (semi-transparent) = fletch + er

The noun is formed regularly from the verb 'fletch' with the agentive '-er', but 'fletch' is a rare/archaisic verb, so learners may not reliably infer the meaning from components.

Etymology

Fletcher comes from an old French word fleche meaning 'arrow' plus the ending -er for a person who does a job. So a fletcher was originally someone who made or fitted arrows, which is why the word today means a person who makes or sells arrows.