noun · rare

bowyer

bowyer · bowyers

Bogenbauer, Bogenbauerin

A person who makes or sells bowsA person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).

UK/ˈbəʊ.jə(ɹ)/US/ˈbɔɪ.ɚ/

Meaning

2 senses

A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
Bogenbauer, Bogenbauerin
(archaic)A person who uses the bow, an archer.

2 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

person who makes or sells bows:

From Middle English bowyere, bowȝere, variant forms of bowere (“bowyer”), equivalent to bo

From Middle English bowyere, bowȝere, variant forms of bowere (“bowyer”), equivalent to bow + -yer.

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plural: bowyers

Singular	bowyer
Plural	bowyers

regular

4 synonyms

person who makes bows:bow maker fletcher

person who uses the bow:archer bowman