a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
Astronomy, Astrology. Archer, the constellation or sign of Sagittarius.
an archerfish.
William, 1856–1924, Scottish playwright, drama critic, and translator.
a first name.
Frederick Scott. 1813–57, British inventor and sculptor. He developed (1851) the wet collodion photographic process, enabling multiple copies of pictures to be made
Jeffrey ( Howard ), Baron Archer of Weston-Super-Mare. born 1940, British novelist and Conservative politician. He was an MP from 1969 until 1974. His novels include Kane and Abel (1979), Honour Among Thieves (1993), and The Fourth Estate (1996): from 2001 to 2003 he was imprisoned for perjury and attempting to pervert the course of justice
William. 1856–1924, Scottish critic and dramatist: made the first English translations of Ibsen
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Anglo-French; Old French archier, from Late Latin arcuārius, equivalent to arcu-, stem of arcus “bow” ( see arc) + -ārius -ary
If you enjoy shooting arrows at a target with a bow, you can call yourself an archer. Some archers compete in the Olympics. In ancient times, archers primarily used their bows and arrows to hunt for food or battle against enemies. There were also famous archers in mythology, including Artemis and Apollo in ancient Greece and Diana and Cupid in ancient Rome. Archer was an Anglo-French word first, from the Old French archier, "archer" or "bowmaker," from the Latin arcus, or "bow."
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RICHARDSON, ARCHER, executor of the Estate of Edna Turpin.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1966 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
ARCHER, - Yes, I have heard of you and read some of your work; but I am bound in particular to thank you for the notice of my verses.
From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 by Stevenson, Robert Louis
ARCHER, - You will see that I had already had a sight of your article and what were my thoughts.
From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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