1
: a person who uses a bow and arrow
2
capitalized
: sagittarius
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The archers used long bows, which required a huge amount of rotation of the spine when pulling back on the bowstring.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Advertisement This armless archer had won many medals.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Many athletes saw diminished performances, and some tennis players and archers suffered heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
The pointed hand move is eclipsed only by her love for a good heart hands moment, and the occasional archer pose, which is an homage to her NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce's own signature move on the field.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Advertisement This armless archer had won many medals.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Many athletes saw diminished performances, and some tennis players and archers suffered heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
The pointed hand move is eclipsed only by her love for a good heart hands moment, and the occasional archer pose, which is an homage to her NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce's own signature move on the field.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Archer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archer. Accessed 14 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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