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archer

noun
/ˈɑː.t͡ʃəː/UK/ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃɚ/US

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from arcus — “bow”
  2. derived from *arcārius✻
  3. derived from archier
  4. inherited from archer

Definitions

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

  2. The bishop in chess.

  3. comparative form of arch

    comparative form of arch: more arch

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Sagittarius.

      • The Balance shows redemption’s need; The Scorpion wounds He must endure; The Archer tells His coming sure; The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]

    2. A surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation] for a bowman.

    3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

    4. A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.

    5. A number of places in the United States

      A number of places in the United States:

The neighborhood

Derived

archeress, archerfish, archership, archery, horse archer

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA