Fletcher

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈflɛt͡ʃɚ//

A surname originating as an occupation, from the profession of fletcher.

proper noun

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A surname originating as an occupation, from the profession of fletcher.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
Two children who were killed in an attack on a Catholic school in Minneapolis have been identified by their parents as Harper Moyski, a "joyful" big sister, and Fletcher Merkel, who loved "any sport that he was allowed to play".
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in California.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Henderson County, North Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Miami County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
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A farming community in Chatham-Kent, south-western Ontario, Canada.
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An outer western suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

English occupational surname from the noun fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Sometimes confused with Flesher.

Forms

plural: Fletchers

Fleming · A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.flesh · The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.fletcher · One who fletches or feathers arrows.

Fletcher · A surname originating as an occupation, from the profession of fletcher.

fleur · fleur-de-lis Fleur · A female given name from French in quiet use since the 1920s.flew · The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or…

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