"fetcher" meaning in English

See fetcher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fetchers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fecchere, equivalent to fetch + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fecchere}} Middle English fecchere, {{suffix|en|fetch|er|id2=agent noun}} fetch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fetcher (plural fetchers)
  1. A person or thing that fetches something Translations (one that fetches): nosič (Czech)

Inflected forms

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