An archer is someone who shoots arrows using a bow.
Synonyms: bowman [archaic], toxophilite [formal] More Synonyms of archer
archer in British English
(ˈɑːtʃə)
noun
a person skilled in the use of a bow and arrow
Word origin
C13: from Old French archier, from Late Latin arcārius, from Latin arcus bow
Archer in British English1
(ˈɑːtʃə)
noun
the Archer
Archer in British English2
(ˈɑːtʃə)
noun
1.
Frederick Scott. 1813–57, British inventor and sculptor. He developed (1851) the wet collodion photographic process, enabling multiple copies of pictures to be made
2.
Jeffrey (Howard), Baron Archer of Weston-Super-Mare. born 1940, British novelist and Conservative politician. He was an MP from 1969 until 1974. His novels include Kane and Abel (1979), Honour Among Thieves (1993), and The Fourth Estate (1996): from 2001 to 2003 he was imprisoned for perjury and attempting to pervert the course of justice
3.
William. 1856–1924, Scottish critic and dramatist: made the first English translations of Ibsen
archer in American English
(ˈɑrtʃər)
noun
a person who shoots with bow and arrow; bowman
Idioms:
the Archer
Word origin
ME < OFr archier < ML arcarius < L arcus, bow (see arc) + -arius, -er