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archer

  • noun
  • ar·cher
  • /ˈɑː.t͡ʃəː/

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

Other meanings

  1. The bishop in chess.

Word history

From Latin "arcus" (bow).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “archer” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.