crossbowman

[ kraws-boh-muhn, -boh-, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˈboʊ mən, -ˌboʊ-, ˈkrɒs- /

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noun, plural cross·bow·men.

(in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a crossbow.

a person equipped with or skilled in the use of a crossbow.

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Origin of crossbowman

First recorded in 1490–1500; crossbow + -man

Words nearby crossbowman

crossbody, crossbolt lock, crossbones, cross-border, crossbow, crossbowman, crossbred, crossbreed, cross-breeding, cross bridging, crossbuck

How to use crossbowman in a sentence

The crossbowman said, He would not spare you in a like case.
Runnymede and Lincoln Fair|J.G. Edgar
But individually the crusading crossbowman was infinitely superior to the Turkish or Egyptian horse-archer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
The tent flap was pushed aside, and a Venetian crossbowman backed in holding one end of Rachel's traveling chest.
The Saracen: The Holy War|Robert Shea
A crossbowman sat on the ground at the entrance to the blue and yellow striped tent.
The Saracen: The Holy War|Robert Shea

He was famous as a crossbowman, could shoot an arrow with great precision.
From the Thames to the Tiber|J. Wardle