Archer

//ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃə(ɹ)// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
  2. 2
    (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius wordnet
  3. 3
    The bishop in chess. historical, obsolete
  4. 4
    a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of arch: more arch comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation] for a bowman.
  3. 3
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
  4. 4
    A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Alachua County, Florida, named after James T. Archer.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Curran Township, Sangamon County, Illinois.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in O'Brien County, Iowa, named after townsite owner John Archer.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Merrick County, Nebraska, named after Robert T. Archer.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Harrison County, Ohio.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, named after Archer Beasley.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.

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amateur athleteartillerymanathleteballplayerbaseballerbaseman

Example

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"When he was about to shoot the thirtieth arrow, the archer realised that his quiver was empty."

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.

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