Archer
/ˈɑːr.tʃər/noun
A person who shoots with a bow and arrows.
Did you know?Archer ultimately comes from the same Latin root as words for bow and bending, and in medieval Europe the archer was a battlefield specialist whose skill could decide who lived or died.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ark-
“to bend, curve”
Latin
Latin
arcus
“bow; arch”
Late Latin
Latin
arcārius
“bowman; one connected with bows”
Old French
Old French
archier
“bowman, archer”
Middle English
English
archer
“a bowman”
Modern English
English
archer
“a person who shoots with a bow and arrows”
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