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archer

Syllables: ar·cher/ˈɑː.t͡ʃəː/US/ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃɚ/

archer noun: one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow. Also the comparative form of arch.

Noun

archer (plural archers)

  1. One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
  2. (historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Archer

the Archer

  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Sagittarius.
    • The Balance shows redemption’s need;
      The Scorpion wounds He must endure;
      The Archer tells His coming sure;
      The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]1862, [Frances Rolleston], Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations: Part III, London: Rivingtons, page 7
    • 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.1893, E. W. Bullinger, Witness of the Stars, London: The author, page 16
    Synonyms:
    Centaur

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Archer

Archer

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation] for a bowman.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
  3. A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.
  4. A city in Alachua County, Florida, named after James T. Archer.
  5. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
  6. An unincorporated community in Curran Township, Sangamon County, Illinois.
  7. A minor city in O'Brien County, Iowa, named after townsite owner John Archer.
  8. A census-designated place in Merrick County, Nebraska, named after Robert T. Archer.
  9. A township in Harrison County, Ohio.
  10. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, named after Archer Beasley.
  11. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.

Also used as

archer is also the comparative form of arch.

archer meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

archer in Marathi

one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow
धनुर्धर dhanurdhar, धनुर्धारी dhanurdhārī, तिरंदाज tirandāj

archer in Bengali

তীরন্দাজ, ধনুর্বিদ

archer in Telugu

one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow
విలుకాడు vilukāḍu

archer in Malayalam

അമ്പെയ്ത്തുകാരൻ
More languagesFewer languages
archer in Gujarati
તીરંદાજ, તીરંદાજા, તીરંદાજ઼
archer in Odia
ତୀରନ୍ଦାଜ, ତୀରନ୍ଦାଜୀ
archer in Nepali
धनुर्धर, तीरन्दाज, तीरंदाज
archer in Tagalog
mamamana
archer in Arabic
رَامٍ rāmin, الرَّامِي ar-rāmī
archer in Malay
pemanah
archer in Indonesian
pemanah
archer in Persian
کماندار kamândâr, کمانور kamânvar, تیرانداز tir-andâz
archer in Thai
นักยิงธนู nák-ying-tá-nuu
archer in Vietnamese
xạ thủ

Examples of archer in a sentence

  • The deer jumped the string, so the archer missed his target.
  • The novice archer fired a wild shot and hit her opponent's target.
  • There were arrow-holes in the battlements, from which archers were shooting.

All 34 example sentences with archer

Synonyms of archer

All synonyms of archer

Forms of archer

pluralarchers

Plural of archer: archers

Origin of archer

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.

Words formed from archer

Questions about archer

What does archer mean?
Archer means one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
What is archer in Marathi?
Archer in Marathi is धनुर्धर (dhanurdhar), धनुर्धारी (dhanurdhārī), तिरंदाज (tirandāj). See Archer meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is archer?
Archer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce archer?
Archer is pronounced /ˈɑː.t͡ʃəː/ (UK).
What is the plural of archer?
The plural of archer is archers.

Words near archer in the dictionary

  1. archeparchies
  2. archeparchs
  3. archeparchy
  4. archepiscopal
  5. archepiscopally
  6. archer
  7. Archer City
  8. Archer County
  9. archer's paradox
  10. archeress
  11. archeresses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: archer (page history and authors); Archer (page history and authors); archer (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); archer (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); archer (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); archer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); archer (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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