archer

[ ahr-cher ]

/ ˈɑr tʃər /

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noun

a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.

(initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Sagittarius.

Nearby words

archeokinetic, archeology, archeometry, archeozoic, archeptolemus, archer, archerfish, archery, arches, arches national park, archespore

Origin of archer

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French archier < Late Latin arcuārius, equivalent to arcu-, stem of arcus bow (see arc) + -ārius -ary

Definition for archer (2 of 3)

Archer

[ ahr-cher ]

/ ˈɑr tʃər /

noun

William,1856–1924, Scottish playwright, drama critic, and translator.

a male given name.

Definition for archer (3 of 3)

arch

[ ahrch ]

/ ɑrtʃ /

adjective

playfully roguish or mischievous: an arch smile.

cunning; crafty; sly.

noun

Obsolete. a person who is preeminent; a chief.

Origin of arch

independent use of arch-¹

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Examples from the Web for archer

So it might be me projecting my desires onto Archer to want to just get away from work for a few weeks.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
How do you feel about Archer and the gang abandoning the cartel and returning to the office?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I wonder what that lady is doing now, and if she knows what she set in motion with Archer?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Have there been discussions with FX regarding an Archer movie, and how do you think that would play out?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Have you ever heard any feedback from the CIA/actual spies on Archer?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
"We've got to act as if we owned the earrth," Archer agreed.
Tom Slade with the Boys Over There|Percy K. Fitzhugh
She rose to meet her guest, scarcely recognizing Archer Trevlyn in the bronzed, bearded man before her.
The Fatal Glove|Clara Augusta Jones Trask
Inspector Willis was a good deal exercised by the question of whether or not he should have Archer shadowed.
The Pit Prop Syndicate|Freeman Wills Crofts
It was a marshy, dense, and tangled coppice projecting like a sabre tooth between the brigades of Lane and Archer.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
“Ay, you must feel bitter hardly to the rogue that laid you here,” said Archer.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for archer (1 of 5)

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 5)

Archer

/ (ˈɑːtʃə) /

noun

the Archer the constellation Sagittarius, the ninth sign of the zodiac

British Dictionary definitions for archer (3 of 5)

Archer

/ (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

British Dictionary definitions for archer (4 of 5)

arch

/ (ɑːtʃ) /

noun

a curved structure, normally in the vertical plane, that spans an opening

Also called: archway a structure in the form of an arch that serves as a gateway

something curved like an arch

any of various parts or structures of the body having a curved or archlike outline, such as the transverse portion of the aorta (arch of the aorta) or the raised bony vault formed by the tarsal and metatarsal bones (arch of the foot)
one of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint, formed by several curved ridges one above the otherCompare loop 1 (def. 10a), whorl (def. 3)

verb

(tr) to span (an opening) with an arch

to form or cause to form an arch or a curve resembling that of an archthe cat arched its back

(tr) to span or extend overthe bridge arched the flooded stream

Word Origin for arch

C14: from Old French arche, from Vulgar Latin arca (unattested), from Latin arcus bow, arc

British Dictionary definitions for archer (5 of 5)

arch

/ (ɑːtʃ) /

adjective

(prenominal) chief; principal; leadinghis arch rival

(prenominal) very experienced; expertan arch criminal

knowing or superior

playfully or affectedly roguish or mischievous

Derived Forms

archly, adverbarchness, noun

Word Origin for arch

C16: independent use of arch-

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Medicine definitions for archer

arch

[ ärch ]

n.

An organ or structure having a curved or bowlike appearance, especially either of two arched sections of the bony structure of the foot.

Culture definitions for archer

arch

In architecture, a curved or pointed opening that spans a doorway, window, or other space.

Note

The form of arch used in building often serves to distinguish styles of architecture from one another. For example, Romanesque architecture usually employs a round arch, and Gothic architecture, a pointed arch.