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crossbowsman

crossbowsman is the alternative form of crossbowman.

Meaning of crossbowman

Noun

crossbowman (plural crossbowmen)

  1. Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
    • Why did Richard I die at the hands of a crossbowman, clutching a frying pan, on the outskirts of Limoges?2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 73
    Synonyms:
    arbalest

Forms of crossbowsman

pluralcrossbowsmen

Origin of crossbowsman

From crossbow + -s- + -man.

Questions about crossbowsman

What is crossbowsman the alternative form of?
Crossbowsman is the alternative form of crossbowman.

Words near crossbowsman in the dictionary

  1. crossbower
  2. crossbowers
  3. crossbowman
  4. crossbowmen
  5. crossbows
  6. crossbowsman
  7. crossbowsmen
  8. crossbowwoman
  9. crossbowwomen
  10. crossbracing
  11. crossbracings

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