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fowler

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A fowler is a person who hunts, traps, or catches birds, often for food, trade, or sport; the term may evoke snares and baited traps.

Detailed Definition
In older English, a fowler is someone who catches birds, often with nets or traps. In Psalm 91, the word appears in a protective image about being saved from danger: “the snare of the fowler.”
Example
Example in poetry:
Psalm 91 promises, “He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler”; Blake’s “The Bird a nest, the Spider a web, man friendship” invites reflection on human traps; “The fowler’s whistle entered the reeds like a lie” turns the bird-catcher into an ominous figure; In an ecological poem, the fowler can symbolize exploitation of wildlife
Additional Notes
“fowler” is an older, specialized word for a bird-catcher, and it appears in the line quoted from the poem.; Found in the poem, Psalm 91 by King James Bible
Also Known As
birdcatcher trapper huntsman
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