archer

CEFRB2

/ˈɑː.t͡ʃəː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who shoots arrows with a bow.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    comparative form of arch: more arch

Examples

  • The archer drew back his bowstring and released the arrow with deadly precision.

  • The archer killed the deer.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃʰɚ] ~ [ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃʰɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The bishop in chess.

  2. One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

More examples

In context

  • The Balance shows redemption’s need; The Scorpion wounds He must endure; The Archer tells His coming sure; The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]

  • The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab, the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales; The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales.

Synonyms

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The blank pulled the bowstring taut and released the arrow.

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Origin

noun

from Middle English archer, archere, from Old French archier, from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”). Displaced native Old English sċytta.