archer
[ ahr-cher ]
/ ˈɑr tʃər /
noun
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Sagittarius.
an archerfish.
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sly, head, champion, expert, leading, top, premier, finished, primary, accomplished, chief, master, consummate, major, main, first, foremost, highest, preeminent, greatest
Nearby words
- archeologist,
- archeology,
- archeometry,
- archeozoic,
- archeptolemus,
- archer, william,
- archerfish,
- archery,
- arches,
- arches national park
Origin of archer
Archer
[ ahr-cher ]
/ ˈɑr tʃər /
noun
William,1856–1924, Scottish playwright, drama critic, and translator.
a male given name.
arch
2[ 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
2independent use of arch-1
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Examples from the Web for archer
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
Archer
1/ (ˈɑːtʃə) /
noun
the Archer the constellation Sagittarius, the ninth sign of the zodiac
Archer
2/ (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
arch
1/ (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
Word Origin for arch
C14: from Old French arche, from Vulgar Latin arca (unattested), from Latin arcus bow, arc
arch
2/ (ɑːtʃ) /
adjective
(prenominal) chief; principal; leadinghis arch rival
(prenominal) very experienced; expertan arch criminal
knowing or superior
playfully or affectedly roguish or mischievous
Word Origin for arch
C16: independent use of arch-
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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.
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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.
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