See also: Archer

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Etymology 1 edit

from Middle English archer, archere, from Old French archier, from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (bow). Displaced native Old English sċytta.

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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.
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archer

  1. comparative form of arch: more arch

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Etymology edit

From arche, a variant of arc (bow) + -er, or from Middle French archier, from Old French archier, from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (bow).

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archer m (plural archers, feminine archère)

  1. archer
    Hyponym: arbalétrier

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archer (plural archers)

  1. Alternative form of aircher

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