archer

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see also: Archer

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɑː(ɹ).tʃə(ɹ)/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɑɹtʃɚ/

Noun

archer (plural archers)

1. One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

   Synonyms: bowman, crossbowman, marksman, toxophilite, toxotes

2. (historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.

Translations

• French: archer, arbalétrier
• German: Bogenschütze
• Italian: arciere
• Portuguese: arqueiro
• Russian: лу́чник
• Spanish: arquero

Adjective

1. comparative form of arch

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Archer

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Proper noun

1. (astrology) Sagittarius.

Proper noun

1. Surname for a bowman.

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