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bowmaster

/ˈbəʊˌmæstə(ɹ)/

bowmaster noun: an expert or consummate archer.

Noun

bowmaster (plural bowmasters)

  1. An expert or consummate archer.
    • Artembáres, chariot fighter, with Masistres, the bowmaster great Imaeus, and Pharandaces, and Sosthanes, driver of horses.1958, Richmond Lattimore, The Poetry of Greek Tragedy, Baltimore, Md.: The Johns Hopkins Press, →LCCN, page 35
    • On one side of the wide place a group of young, naked-chested archers were shooting at training targets. An elderly bowmaster with stained white moustachios walked up and down behind them, a switch in his hand.1965, Avram Davidson, Rogue Dragon, New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, page 17

Examples of bowmaster in a sentence

  • The brow of the cliff hid from the Ahrmehnee the staggered line of bowmasters, but the barbarians could see them, and increasing dozens of them felt the deadly bite of the arrows.1979, Robert Adams, The Savage Mountains, Signet Books, published 1980, →ISBN, page 109:
  • The bowmaster disappeared under the onslaught.1997, David Feintuch, The Still, Warner Books, →ISBN, page 346:
  • In the past, specialist bowmasters were not only exceptional bow hunters but warriors in time of need (Basso 1995).2005, Michael J. Heckenberger, The Ecology of Power: Culture, Place, and Personhood in the Southern Amazon, A.D. 1000–2000, New York, N.Y....
  • Talen looked and saw the black-and-white tent of the Kish bowmaster.2009, John Brown, Servant of a Dark God, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, →ISBN, page 183:

Forms of bowmaster

pluralbowmasters

Origin of bowmaster

From bow + master.

Questions about bowmaster

What does bowmaster mean?
Bowmaster means an expert or consummate archer.
How do you use bowmaster in a sentence?
The brow of the cliff hid from the Ahrmehnee the staggered line of bowmasters, but the barbarians could see them, and increasing dozens of them felt the deadly bite of the arrows.
What part of speech is bowmaster?
Bowmaster is a noun.
How do you pronounce bowmaster?
Bowmaster is pronounced /ˈbəʊˌmæstə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of bowmaster?
The plural of bowmaster is bowmasters.

Words near bowmaster in the dictionary

  1. Bowmans Creek
  2. Bowmans Forest
  3. bowmanship
  4. Bowmar Brain
  5. Bowmar Brains
  6. bowmaster
  7. bowmasters
  8. bowmen
  9. Bowmont
  10. Bowmont Water
  11. Bowmore

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