archer

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹt͡ʃɚ/ Homophone: Archer Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== archer (plural archers) One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow. Synonyms: bowman, crossbowman, marksman, toxophilite, toxotes (historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== archer comparative form of arch: more arch === Anagrams === charre == French == === Etymology === From Middle French and Old French archier, from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, from Classical Latin arcuārius, derived from Latin arcus (“bow”). Equivalent to arc +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ʃe/ === Noun === archer m (plural archers, feminine archère) archer (one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow) Hyponym: arbalétrier ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “archer”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “archer”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “archer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Scots == === Noun === archer (plural archers) alternative form of aircher === References === “archer, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.