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archer
[ ahr-cher ]
/ ˈɑr tʃər /
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noun
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
Archer, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Sagittarius.
an archerfish.
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Archer
[ ahr-cher ]
/ ˈɑr tʃər /
noun
William, 1856–1924, Scottish playwright, drama critic, and translator.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for archer (1 of 3)
archer
/ (ˈɑːtʃə) /
noun
a person skilled in the use of a bow and arrow
Word Origin for archer
C13: from Old French archier, from Late Latin arcārius, from Latin arcus bow
British Dictionary definitions for archer (2 of 3)
Archer1
/ (ˈɑːtʃə) /
noun
the Archer the constellation Sagittarius, the ninth sign of the zodiac
British Dictionary definitions for archer (3 of 3)
Archer2
/ (ˈɑːtʃə) /
noun
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
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