Fowler

A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.

Proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.

    1. H. W. Fowler, British lexicographer and commentator on usage of the English language.

  2. A locality on the Stikine River, north-west British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.
  4. A number of places in the United States:

    1. A city in Fresno County, California.

    2. A statutory town in Otero County, Colorado.

    3. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois.

    4. A town, the county seat of Benton County, Indiana.

    5. A minor city in Meade County, Kansas.

    6. A village in Clinton County, Michigan.

    7. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.

    8. A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.

  5. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. Fowler's position.

Origin

From fowler. The medical term is named after Dr. George Ryerson Fowler, the German surgeon developer of the position.

Forms

Fowlers

Derived

Fowler dead space Fowler flap Fowlerian fowlerite Fowler process Fowler's Fowlers Gap Fowler's method Fowler's syndrome Fowler's technique