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Bowman
//ˈbəʊmən// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation for a bowman.
- 2 A male given name from surname.
"Reference: WO 373/97/207 Description: Name: Scott, Bowman; Rank: Temporary Major; Service No: 151430; Regiment: CSO's Staff, Air Formation Signals, Second Tactical Air Force; Theatre of Combat or Operation: The London Omnibus List for Gallant and Distinguished Services in the Field; Award: Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Date of announcement in London Gazette: 19 December 1946."
- 3 A municipality in Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais region, Quebec, Canada.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Chicot County, Arkansas.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Craighead County, Arkansas.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Elbert County, Georgia.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Pike County, Indiana.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Bowman County, North Dakota.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Cumberland County, Tennessee.
- 12 A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Noun
- 1 A man who uses a bow; an archer.
"The whole londe ſhal fle, foꝛ the noyſe of the hoꝛſmen and bowmen: […]"
- 2 The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.
- 3 a male person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English boweman, bouman, boughman, equivalent to bow + -man.
Etymology 2
From bow (of boat or ship) + -man.
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