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bowman

noun
/ˈbəʊmən/UK/ˈboʊmən/US/ˈbaʊmən/UK

Etymology

From Middle English boweman, bouman, boughman, equivalent to bow + -man.

  1. inherited from boweman

Definitions

  1. A man who uses a bow

    A man who uses a bow; an archer.

    • The whole londe ſhal fle, foꝛ the noyſe of the hoꝛſmen and bowmen: […]
    • The walls are slitted with embrasures through which bowmen could fire, indicating that the belfry also served as a stronghold during border skirmishes.

  2. The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.

  3. A surname originating as an occupation for a bowman.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A male given name from surname.

    2. A municipality in Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais region, Quebec, Canada.

    3. A number of places in the United States

      A number of places in the United States:

    4. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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