Fowler

See also: fowler

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfaʊlɚ/
• Homophones: fowler, fouler
• Rhymes: -aʊlə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Fowler

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a hunter of birds.
2. (medicine) Fowler's position.
3. H. W. Fowler, British lexicographer and commentator on usage of the English language.
4. A locality on the Stikine River, north-west British Columbia, Canada.
5. A locality in Kenora District, north-west Ontario, Canada.
6. 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.
7. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Derived terms

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

Anagrams

• Flower, Wolfer, flower, flowre, reflow, wolfer