Fowler

/ˈfaʊlər/ noun

Definition

a person who hunts wild birds

Etymology

from Old English 'fugelere', from 'fugol' meaning bird

Kelly Says

A fowler follows fowl - bird hunters need good aim!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ወፈራ ወፈር
ARالعربية
صياد الطير
BNবাংলা
পাখি শিকারী
CACatalà
caçador d'aus
CSČeština
lovec ptáků
DADansk
fuglefanger
DEDeutsch
Vogelfänger
ELΕλληνικά
κυνηγός πουλιών
ESEspañol
cazador de aves
FAفارسی
شکارچی پرندگان
FISuomi
lintjenkalastaja
FRFrançais
oiseleur
GUGU
પક્ષી શિકારી
HAHA
mai likaita
HEעברית
ציידי ציפורים
HIहिन्दी
शिकारी
HUMagyar
madárász
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemburu burung
IGIG
ebe mmadu na-agha nnụnụ
ITItaliano
cacciatore di uccelli
JA日本語
鳥猟人
KKKK
құс аулау адамы
KMKM
អ្នកប្រមាញ់បក្សី
KO한국어
새 사냥꾼
MRMR
पक्षी शिकारी
MSBahasa Melayu
pemburu burung
MYမြန်မာ
နှများုံ့သည့်သူ
NLNederlands
vogelaar
NONorsk
fuglefanger
PAPA
ਪੰਛੀ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰੀ
PLPolski
łowca ptaków
PTPortuguês
apanhador de aves
RORomână
vânător de păsări
RUРусский
охотник на дичь
SVSvenska
fogelfångare
SWKiswahili
kamata wa ndege
TAதமிழ்
பறவை வேட்டைக்காரன்
TEతెలుగు
పక్షి వేటలో నిమగ్న వ్యక్తి
THไทย
นักล่าสัตว์น้อย
TLTL
manghuhuli ng ibon
TRTürkçe
kuş avı yapan kişi
UKУкраїнська
мисливець на птиць
URاردو
شکاری
VITiếng Việt
thợ săn chim
YOYO
apanirun eiyele
ZH中文
猎鸟者
ZUZU
umlindi wezinyoni

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Fowler (bird-catcher/poultry keeper) was historically a male-coded trade and occupational surname, reflecting male dominance in medieval and early modern hunting and food production.

Inclusive Usage

Use neutrally; acknowledge that women engaged in poultry-keeping and food production but were historically invisible in records.

Inclusive Alternatives

["poultry keeper","bird-catcher"]

Empowerment Note

Women managed poultry and food preservation in household economies; recognizing this erased labor recovers their economic contributions.

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