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bowman

Today it means: A man who uses a bow; an archer. Full definition →

Middle English boweman

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bowman · noun¹

Middle English · inherited fromboweman
English todaybowman

From Middle English boweman, bouman, boughman, equivalent to bow + -man.

bowman · noun²

From bow (of boat or ship) + -man.

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