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longbowman

American

[lawng-boh-muhn, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌboʊ mən, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

an archer who uses a longbow.

Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

longbowmen

plural

Etymology

Origin of longbowman

First recorded in 1670–80; longbow + -man

Example Sentences

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But in other works, Haydn displays the range of a longbowman.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022

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