archer

¹

[ahr-cher]

noun

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

2. Astronomy, Astrology.,  Archer, the constellation or sign of Sagittarius.

3. an archerfish.

Archer

²

[ahr-cher]

noun

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

2. a first name.

Archer

¹

/ ˈɑːtʃə /

noun

1. Frederick Scott. 1813–57, British inventor and sculptor. He developed (1851) the wet collodion photographic process, enabling multiple copies of pictures to be made

2. 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

3. William. 1856–1924, Scottish critic and dramatist: made the first English translations of Ibsen

Archer

²

/ ˈɑːtʃə /

noun

1. the constellation Sagittarius, the ninth sign of the zodiac

archer

³

/ ˈɑːtʃə /

noun

1. a person skilled in the use of a bow and arrow

Word History and Origins

Origin of archer¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Anglo-French; Old French archier, from Late Latin arcuārius, equivalent to arcu-, stem of arcus “bow” ( arc ) + -ārius -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of archer¹

C13: from Old French archier, from Late Latin arcārius, from Latin arcus bow

Example Sentences

The identity of the archer, or archers, remains unknown.

From Los Angeles Times

They featured complex politics and monstrous villains but also felt less oppressive: “Seraphina’s” eponymous hero is a musician rather than an archer, and music is at the center of the book.

From Los Angeles Times

Archery GB, the national governing body for the sport of archery, said crossbows were "legitimately" used by archers shooting at targets.

From BBC

Thousands wrote letters to suggest ways of capturing Goldie, including "get a gun that shoots a net" and "use archers to fire drugged meat into the air".

From BBC

The singular gladiatrix is a legionnaire archer who wears a gold breastplate with overstated gilded nipples.

From Salon

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