archer
/ˈɑːtʃə
/noun
1A person who shoots with a bow and arrows, especially at a target as a sport.If an archer shoots their arrow into the wrong target face, that arrow will not score any points....
- Massed ranks of archers would aim their arrows high, to achieve a large range, without particularly careful aiming.
- Some archers allow the arrow to rest on the top of their forefinger, some prefer the rest.
Synonyms
bowman
1.1 (the Archer) The zodiacal sign or constellation Sagittarius.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French archier, based on Latin arcus 'bow'.
Rhymes
- free will men
- freewoman
- free-working
- freezable
- freeze
- freeze-dry
- freeze-frame
- freeze one's blood
- freeze-out
- freezer
- freezer bag
- freezer compartment
- freeze someone out
- freeze-up
- freezing
- freezing mixture
- freezing point
- freezing worker
- freezing works
- Frege, Gottlob
- Freiburg
- freight
- freightage
- freight car
- freighter