Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. FUWL-ər [key·IPA] Meaning & History Occupational name for a fuller, a person who thickened and cleaned coarse cloth by pounding it. It is derived via Middle English from Latin fullo. Categories architects, cabaret singers, clothing, craftsmanship, dancers, ends in -er, English adjectives, English nouns, English verbs, fabric, Mayflower passengers, trombonists, word names