archer
pronunciation
How to pronounce archer in British English:
UK [ˈɑ:tʃə(r)]
How to pronounce archer in American English:
US [ˈɑrtʃə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
Word Origin
- archer
- archer: [13] Like arch, archer comes from Latin arcus ‘curve, bow’. Its hypothetical Vulgar Latin derivative *arcārius ‘bowman’ passed via Old French archier and Anglo-Norman archer into English. The ultimate source of arcus was the Indo-European base *arkw-, from which English arrow eventually developed.=> arc, arch, arrow
- archer (n.)
- late 13c., from Anglo-French archer, Old French archier "archer, bowmaker," from Latin arcarius, from arcus "bow" (see arc). Also a 17c. name for the bishop in chess.
Example
- 1. Archer instantly felt himself on the other side of the argument .
- 2. Who does this young archer remind you of ?
- 3. The undeniably straight archer is dead .
- 4. Archer felt the blood in his temples .
- 5. Down the quiet street archer heard the approaching trot of her horses .