Category:Fowler

Fowl"er, n.

Defn: A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for food.

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

Fowler - The arts of, referred to Psalms 91:3; Psalms 124:7; Proverbs 6:5; Jeremiah 5:26; Hosea 9:8; Ezekiel 17:20; Ecclesiastes 9:12. Birds of all kinds abound in Palestine, and the capture of these for the table and for other uses formed the employment of many persons. The traps and snares used for this purpose are mentioned Hosea 5:1; Proverbs 7:23; Proverbs 22:5; Amos 3:5; Psalms 69:22; compare Deuteronomy 22:6, Deuteronomy 22:7.