bowman
noun
an archer.
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[boh-muhn]
/ ˈboʊ mən /
noun
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bowmen
plural
bowman
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[bou-muhn]
/ ˈbaʊ mən /
noun
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bowmen
plural
Bowman
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[boh-muhn]
/ ˈboʊ mən /
noun
bowman
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/ ˈbəʊmən /
noun
bowman
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/ ˈbaʊmən /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bowman1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at bow 2, -man
Origin of bowman2
Example Sentences
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And the Olympic bowman is not the only sports personality with a penchant for flat caps - David Beckham and his sons Brooklyn and Romeo find them perfectly suited to fishing expeditions.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2018
"I think we would struggle to get there without a lighter person," British skipper and bowman Rob Bunce said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 17, 2017
In doing so, he matched the feat that Jerry achieved in 1992, when he won the Cup as a bowman on America3.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2013
The first of the Huskies to cross the finish line, bowman Roger Morris, was the last to die.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2012
And a master bowman could shoot through them.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
“SVB failed as the result of a confluence of vulnerabilities including real but unrealized accounting losses on its securities portfolio that exceeded its capital,” Bowman says when delivering remarks in London.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman will participate in a chat in London on stress testing at 9:30 a.m.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Trojans mounted a 12-play scoring drive on the ensuing possession, and Maiava found Bowman for a five-yard score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
A friend of Bowman was charged with King Von's murder, but the charges were later dropped.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
What made the incident particularly frightening was Holmes’s manner as he made the offer—“about the same manner one would expect from a friend who was asking you the most trivial question,” Bowman said.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Eventually, the three enlist in the White Company, a cadre of bowmen and men-at-arms now led by the gallant Sir Nigel Loring.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2020
In a stark contrast to Roman tactics, Persia relied on cavalry instead of infantry, including both heavy, armored lancers and highly mobile mounted bowmen.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Both these Russian bowmen have be come dedicated Californians; Los Angeles, they feel, will become the future cultural center of the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Expert bowmen, Motilones shoot fish in the clear streams, using special arrows with a shaft that shakes out of the head after the fish is hit.
From Time Magazine Archive
"If he crosses, Lord Tywin will smash him again like he did on the Green Fork," a Lannister bowmen said, but his fel-lows jeered him down.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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