archer
See also: Archer
English
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: Archer
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tʃə(r)
Etymology 1
from Middle English archer, archere, from Old French archier, from Latin arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”).
Noun
archer (plural archers)
- One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
- Synonyms: bowman, crossbowman, marksman, toxophilite, toxotes
- (historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.
Derived terms
Translations
one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow
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See also
Etymology 2
Adjective
archer
- comparative form of arch: more arch
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From arche, a variant of arc (“bow”) + -er, or from Middle French archier, from Old French archier, from Late Latin arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
archer m (plural archers, feminine archère)
Further reading
- “archer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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