toxophilite

[ tok-sof-uh-lahyt ]

noun
  1. a devotee of archery; archer.

Origin of toxophilite

1
1785–95; Toxophil(us) bow-lover (coined by Roger Ascham in his 1545 book so entitled <Greek tóxo(n) bow + -philos-phile) + -ite1

Other words from toxophilite

  • tox·oph·i·lit·ic [tok-sof-uh-lit-ik], /tɒkˌsɒf əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective
  • tox·oph·i·ly, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for toxophilite

toxophilite

/ (tɒkˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt) formal /


noun
  1. an archer

adjective
  1. of or relating to archery

Origin of toxophilite

1
C18: from Toxophilus, the title of a book (1545) by Ascham, designed to mean: a lover of the bow, from Greek toxon bow + philos loving

Derived forms of toxophilite

  • toxophily, noun

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