prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
"The fletcher refers to John Fletcher, the prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont during his lifetime from 1579 to 1625."
One who fletches or feathers arrows.
"The village craftsman worked as a fletcher, carefully gluing flight feathers to each arrow he made."
In plain English: A fletcher is someone who makes and repairs arrows for bows.
"The old fletcher was known for crafting arrows from the finest wood in the valley."
An occupational surname, from occupations, from the profession of fletcher.
"The census records show that Fletcher was originally an occupational surname derived from the trade of making arrows."
The word comes from the Old French verb flechier, meaning to make arrows or shafts for bows. It entered Middle English as a noun describing an arrow maker before evolving into its modern sense of someone who sells or repairs them.