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archer.

One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑː.t͡ʃəː/Received-Pronunciation[ˈɑː.t͡ʃʰəː]Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃɚ/General-American[ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃʰɚ] ~ [ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃʰɹ̩]General-American
  1. One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

  2. The bishop in chess.

    historical · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

adj/ˈɑː.t͡ʃəː/Received-Pronunciation[ˈɑː.t͡ʃʰəː]Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃɚ/General-American[ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃʰɚ] ~ [ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃʰɹ̩]General-American
  1. comparative form of arch: more arch

    comparative · form-of
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