The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FLETCHER
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More clues leading to the result FLETCHER
- Weapons maker, one who did time with mutineer
- Christian who makes flights
- One getting infiltrated by large weapons manufacturer
- One skilled with arrows following goat audibly
- State artist is 4’s supplier
- Christian, perhaps one bringing about goodwill, ultimately
- Christian maybe left awful church with little hesitation
- Historic flight engineer?
- Slade restricted me, and I make my point
- Christian possibly felt awkward with praise losing core element
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What does FLETCHER mean?
FLETCHER noun- One who fletches or feathers arrows.
- A device to assist in fletching or feathering arrows.
- Generally, a manufacturer of bows and arrows.