archer
One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbowOne who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
» The archer killed the deer.
Der Bogenschütze tötete den Hirsch.
Стрелок убил оленя.
Лучник убил оленя.
Стрілець вбив оленя.
Meaning
2 sensesOne who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
Bogenschütze
лу́чникlúčnik, лу́чницаlúčnica, стрело́к из лу́каstrelók iz lúka
лу́чникlúčnyk, лу́чницяlúčnycja
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
(historical, obsolete)The bishop in chess.
Examples
9 sentencesThe archer killed the deer.
Стрілець вбив оленя. — deniko
ruСтрелок убил оленя. — OlegDudin
deDer Bogenschütze tötete den Hirsch. — MUIRIEL
Tom is an archer.
He assigned two archers to me.
The archer drew back his bowstring and released the arrow with deadly precision.
Archers were key fighters in ancient battles.
Translations
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Origin
from Middle English archer, archere, from Old French archier, from Vulgar Latin *arcārius,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.
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Forms
plural: archersSynonyms
7 synonyms- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius:Sagittarius
- the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21:SagittariusSagittarius the Archer