bowman

See also: Bowman

English

Alternative forms

• bowsman

Etymology 1

From Middle English boweman, bouman, boughman, equivalent to bow +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊmən/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• (US) enPR: bōʹmən, IPA^(key): /ˈboʊmən/
• Rhymes: -əʊmən

Noun

bowman (plural bowmen)

1. (archery) A man who uses a bow; an archer.

   Coordinate term: bowwoman

   • 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, Jeremy [Jeremiah] iiij:[29], folio xxv, verso, column 2:

     The whole londe ſhal fle, foꝛ the noyſe of the hoꝛſmen and bowmen: […]

   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 311, about the church at Pembridge:

     The walls are slitted with embrasures through which bowmen could fire, indicating that the belfry also served as a stronghold during border skirmishes.

Derived terms

• Bowman
• bowmanship
• bowman's root

Translations

archer — see archer

Etymology 2

From bow (of boat or ship) + -man.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʊmən/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -aʊmən

Noun

bowman (plural bowmen)

1. (nautical) The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.

Translations

the person positioned nearest the bow

• Catalan: proer (ca) m
• Greek: πρόκωπος m (prókopos)
• Hebrew: אִישׁ חַרְטוֹם (he) m (ísh khartóm)
• Italian: prodiere (it) m
• Manx: boogheyder m
• Portuguese: proeiro (pt) m
• Russian: ба́ковый гребе́ц m (bákovyj grebéc)

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