archer

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Recent Examples of archer McGee’s not sure what classified info the Pentagon is bumping on, but the possible topics include the robot dolphins, the moon base, the counterfeit Cialis, the flesh-eating virus, or the Icelandic archer. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 This archery recurve bow is perfect for beginners and intermediate archers. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025 Self-Awareness and Inner Strength Archery is solitary but also social, and shooting with a fellow archer can foster a sense of community. Rona Berg, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 It is symbolized by an archer and its season spans Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 in 2025. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for archer
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Noun
  • His family was Protestant, and as a sportsman Willie participated in one of the few areas of cultural life where the distinction between the North and the South was officially erased.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The design was born out of founder Coco Chanel’s relationship with the Duke of Westminster: the couple vacationed together in the Scottish highlands, where sportsmen favored suits fashioned out of the woolen knit.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Based on the best-selling comic book series, the fantasy follows barbarian huntress Red Sonja, who must unite a group of unlikely warriors to face off against the evil tyrant Emperor Draygan and his deadly bride, Dark Annisia.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Full of inside references, the script introduces Simba’s mother, Sarabi (Tiffany Boone), as a gifted huntress, reveals baobab-dwelling Rafiki’s roots and even goes so far as to show the formation of Pride Rock.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • An animal is less likely to spot a single hunter, and the stalk has to be silent.
    Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Ward is a big-game hunter who has never once backed down from throwing into a tight window.
    Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While the front-seat pilot steered the slow, nimble plane, the gunner in the back seat opened fire with a shotgun.
    David Axe, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Still, Bell can play all three receiver spots and has experience as both a returner and gunner.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Felix Sanchez Arrazola / Alamy Stock Photo Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.
    Reuters, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Related article Paris pays tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.
    Reuters, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Tyler Sladen, a falconer in the Southwest, has an enormous pack of setters.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.
    M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.
    Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024

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“Archer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archer. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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