crossbowman

noun

crossbowman

noun

Etymology From crossbow + man.

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:

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