1
: a person who uses a bow and arrow
2
capitalized
: sagittarius
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Olympic archers miss the center ring at a similar rate.
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
The elves’ archers do a pretty good job of taking some out, but the orcs have numbers on their side — and a really nasty-looking siege engine.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
The archers used long bows, which required a huge amount of rotation of the spine when pulling back on the bowstring.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Advertisement This armless archer had won many medals.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
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David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
The elves’ archers do a pretty good job of taking some out, but the orcs have numbers on their side — and a really nasty-looking siege engine.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
The archers used long bows, which required a huge amount of rotation of the spine when pulling back on the bowstring.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Advertisement This armless archer had won many medals.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Archer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archer. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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archer
noun
ar·cher
ˈär-chər 
: a person who shoots with a bow and arrow
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