toxophilite

English

Etymology

From Toxophilus, the title of a 1535 book by Roger Ascham intended to mean ‘lover of the bow’, from Ancient Greek τοξον (toxon, “bow”) + φίλος (philos, “love”) + -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/

Adjective

toxophilite (comparative more toxophilite, superlative most toxophilite)

1. Pertaining to archery

Noun

toxophilite (plural toxophilites)

1. Someone keen on or an expert at archery
   • 1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, page 100 (ISBN 1857150570)

     Here the gardens of the place encroached with a somewhat wide sweep upon the paddock, and gave ample room for the doings of the toxophilites. Miss Thorne got together such daughters of Diana as could bend a bow, and marshalled them to the targets.

Related terms

Related terms

toxophily toxophilous