archer
nounUK /ˈɑː.t͡ʃəː/ · US /ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃɚ/
Etymology 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.
1
One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
2
Historical, Obsolete The bishop in chess.
- Derived terms
- archeress, archerfish, archership, archery, horse archer
- Related terms
- arrow, bow, quiver, Sagittarius, sagittary