What does "bowyer" mean?
A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
Bowyer
/ˈbɔɪ.ɚ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
- Grammar: bowyer is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: bow maker.
- Usage evidence: A clause of a former act directing the bowyers of London and Westminster to make four bows of different wood for one of yew, was repealed on their representation that the citizens of London would use none but yew bows, and in its place they were ordered always to have by them at least fifty bows of elm, witch-hasel, or ash.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
"A clause of a former act directing the bowyers of London and Westminster to make four bows of different wood for one of yew, was repealed on their representation that the citizens of London would use none but yew bows, and in its place they were ordered always to have by them at least fifty bows of elm, witch-hasel, or ash."
- 2 A person who uses the bow, an archer. archaic
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation for someone who made bows for archery.
"Dr. Werthimer recalled that Dr. Bowyer and his wife, Jane Baker Bowyer, an education professor at nearby Mills College, had cultivated a Japanese garden in their backyard, “the most serene place you could imagine,” and also attended Burning Man."
Synonyms
All synonyms bow maker
Example
"A clause of a former act directing the bowyers of London and Westminster to make four bows of different wood for one of yew, was repealed on their representation that the citizens of London would use none but yew bows, and in its place they were ordered always to have by them at least fifty bows of elm, witch-hasel, or ash."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bowyer"?
Common synonyms include: bow maker.
How do you use "bowyer" in a sentence?
A clause of a former act directing the bowyers of London and Westminster to make four bows of different wood for one of yew, was repealed on their representation that the citizens of London would use none but yew bows, and in its place they were ordered always to have by them at least fifty bows of elm, witch-hasel, or ash.
How do you pronounce "bowyer"?
Pronounced /ˈbɔɪ.ɚ/.
Etymology
From Middle English bowyere, bowȝere, variant forms of bowere (“bowyer”), equivalent to bow + -yer.