fletcher

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fletcher   \FLETCH-er\   noun
          : a maker of arrows

Example sentence:
          The fletcher presented the village's archery champion with his=
 most recent design, an arrow crafted to travel in a steady course throu=
gh any headwind.

Did you know?
          "Fletcher" is one of a number of English words that once commo=
nly referred to occupations but are now better known as surnames. "Fletc=
her" came to English from the Anglo-French noun "fleche," meaning "arrow=
"; our verb "to fletch" can mean "to furnish (an arrow) with a feather."=
 Other names for occupations that are now commonly used as surnames incl=
ude "cooper" (a person who makes or repairs wooden casks or tubs), "coll=
ier" (a coal miner), "chandler" (a person who make candles), "sawyer" (a=
 person who saws wood), and "wainwright" (a person who makes wagons). An=
d, of course, there are names such as Baker, Carpenter, and Miller whose=
 origins are more or less self-explanatory.=20





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