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archer
UK /ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ US /ˈɑɹt͡ʃɚ/
name 6noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
above, young
VERB + ARCHER
endure, figure
ARCHER + NOUN
bull, deer, drew, goat
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
2
The bishop in chess.
name
1
The constellation and zodiacal sign Sagittarius.
The Balance shows redemption’s need; The Scorpion wounds He must endure; The Archer tells His coming sure; The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]
In the Assyrian Standard [...] we see the figure of an Archer above that of a galloping Bull, and in another Assyrian Standard, that of Sargon II., we find not only the Archer and the Bull, the two constellations which 4,000 b.c. marked the equinoctial colure, but we may also clearly trace a reference to the two constellations which at the same date marked the solstitial colure, namely, those of the Lion and the Water-man.
name
1
A surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation] for a bowman.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
3
A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.
4
A number of places in the United States:
5
A number of places in the United States:
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the ninth sign of the zodiac
noun — (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagitta
noun — a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Balance shows redemption’s need; The Scorpion wounds He must endure; The Archer tells His coming sure; The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]
Wiktionary02
In the Assyrian Standard [...] we see the figure of an Archer above that of a galloping Bull, and in another Assyrian Standard, that of Sargon II., we find not only the Archer and the Bull, the two co
Wiktionary03
Strange, too, how the old pagan names for the constellations—the Ram, the Bull, the Twins (Castor and Pollux), the Crab, the Lion, the Virgin, the Scales, the Scorpion, the Archer, the Horned Goat, th
Wiktionary04
The archer killed the deer.
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When he was about to shoot the thirtieth arrow, the archer realised that his quiver was empty.
Tatoeba · #124435106
And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.
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