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archer definition

archer (är′c̸hər)

noun

a person who shoots with bow and arrow; bowman

Etymology: ME < OFr archier < ML arcarius < L arcus, bow (see arc) + -arius, -er

archer Idioms

the Archer

Sagittarius, the constellation and ninth sign of the zodiac

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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