C14: from Old French flechier, from fleche arrow; see flèche
Fletcher in British English
(ˈflɛtʃə)
noun
John. 1579–1625, English Jacobean dramatist, noted for his romantic tragicomedies written in collaboration with Francis Beaumont, esp Philaster (1610) and The Maid's Tragedy (1611)
Fletcher in American English
(ˈflɛtʃər)
John1579-1625; Eng. playwright: collaborated with Francis Beaumont
fletcher in American English
(ˈflɛtʃər)
noun
Archaic
a person who makes arrows
Word origin
ME < OFr flechier < fleche, an arrow < Frank *fliugika, akin to MDu vlieke < base of vlegen, fly1