Archeress

//ˈɑːtʃəɹɪs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female archer.

    "[…] looking very much as they must have looked when Queen Elizabeth deigned to show her skill as an archeress, to the detriment of the dappled deer in the wide park beyond."

Example

More examples

"[…] looking very much as they must have looked when Queen Elizabeth deigned to show her skill as an archeress, to the detriment of the dappled deer in the wide park beyond."

Etymology

From archer + -ess.

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