toxophilite
toxophilite · toxophilites
Someone keen on or an expert at archerySomeone keen on or an expert at archery; a lover or practitioner of archery.
/tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone keen on or an expert at archery; a lover or practitioner of archery.
Origin
From Toxophilus, the title of a 1545 book by Roger Ascham intended to mean ‘lover of the bFrom Toxophilus, the title of a 1545 book by Roger Ascham intended to mean ‘lover of the bow’, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + φίλος (phílos, “love”); equivalent to τόξον (tóxon) + -philite.
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Forms
plural: toxophilites| Singular | toxophilite |
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Word family
4 related wordsDerivedtoxophilitic
See also
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