"Jessica Fletcher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Jessica Fletchers [plural]
Etymology: From the character Jessica Fletcher from the television show Murder She Wrote. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jessica Fletcher (plural Jessica Fletchers)
  1. A detective. Wikipedia link: Jessica Fletcher, Murder She Wrote
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