English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
"The editor credited Henry Fowler with updating the style guide that has guided British writers since 1926."
someone who hunts wild birds for food
"The fowler set his traps early in the morning to catch wild birds before they flew away."
A hunter of wildfowl.
"The old fowler set his trap near the marsh to catch ducks and geese before they migrated south."
An occupational surname, from occupations for a hunter of birds.
"The genealogist noted that Fowler was an occupational surname derived from the trade of hunting birds."
The word "fowler" comes from the Old English term for a person who catches birds with traps or nets. It traveled into Middle and then Modern English as someone who hunts wild birds.