archery

arch·er·y
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/ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː//ˈɑːt͡ʃəɹiː/

noun

The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

OriginMiddle English archerie ← Old French archerie ← Vulgar Latin *arcārius →
CommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounarchery (countable and uncountable, plural archeries)

plural archeries

  1. uncountableThe practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
  2. countableA group of archers.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
  3. Proto-Italic*arkuos
  4. Latinarcus
  5. Latinarcuārius
  6. Vulgar Latin*arcārius
  7. Old Frencharchier
  8. Old Frencharcherie
  9. Middle Englisharcherie
  10. Englisharchery

From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer + -ery.

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Translations

Afrikaans boogskiet, boogskut
  • boogskietthe practice
  • boogskutthe practice
Ancient Greek τοξεία
  • τοξεία (toxeía)the practice
Arabic رِمَايَة
  • رِمَايَة (rimāya)the practice
Bulgarian стрелба́ с лък
  • стрелба́ с лък (strelbá s lăk)the practice
Catalan tir amb arc
  • tir amb arcthe practice
Chinese Mandarin 箭術 /箭术, 射箭
  • 箭術 /箭术 (jiànshù)the practice
  • 射箭 (shèjiàn)the practice
  • 射箭隊 /射箭队 (shèjiàn duì)a group of archers
  • 弓箭手隊 /弓箭手队 (gōngjiànshǒu duì)a group of archers
Czech lukostřelba
  • lukostřelbathe practice
Danish bueskydning
  • bueskydningthe practice
Dutch boogschieten
  • boogschietenthe practice
Estonian vibusport
  • vibusportthe practice
Finnish jousiammunta, ryhmä jousiampujia
  • jousiammuntathe practice
  • ryhmä jousiampujiaa group of archers
French tir à l'arc, archerie
  • tir à l'arcthe practice
  • archeriethe practice
  • archeriea group of archers
German Bogenschießen
  • Bogenschießenthe practice
Greek τοξοβολία
  • τοξοβολία (toxovolía)the practice
Hindi धनुर्विद्या, तीरंदाज़ी
  • धनुर्विद्या (dhanurvidyā)the practice
  • तीरंदाज़ी (tīrandāzī)the practice
Hungarian íjászat
  • íjászatthe practice
Indonesian panahan
  • panahanthe practice
Italian tiro con l'arco
  • tiro con l'arcothe practice
Japanese 弓道, 弓術
  • 弓道 (kyūdō)the practice
  • 弓術 (kyūjutsu)the practice
  • アーチェリー (ācherī)the practice
Korean 궁도, 궁술
  • 궁도 (gungdo)the practice
  • 궁술 (gungsul)the practice
  • 양궁 (yanggung)the practice
Latvian loka šaušana
  • loka šaušanathe practice
Norwegian Bokmål bueskyting
  • bueskytingthe practice
Persian تیراندازی با کمان
  • تیراندازی با کمانthe practice
Polish łucznictwo
  • łucznictwothe practice
Portuguese arco e flecha
  • arco e flechathe practice
Russian стрельба́ из лу́ка
  • стрельба́ из лу́ка (strelʹbá iz lúka)the practice
Scottish Gaelic boghadaireachd
  • boghadaireachdthe practice
Slovak lukostrelectvo
  • lukostrelectvothe practice
Spanish arquería, tiro con arco
  • arqueríathe practice
  • tiro con arcothe practice
Swedish bågskjutning
  • bågskjutningthe practice
Tamil வில்லாண்மை, விற்கலை
  • வில்லாண்மை (villāṇmai)the practice
  • விற்கலை (viṟkalai)the practice
  • வில்வித்தை (vilvittai)the practice
Thai การยิงธนู
  • การยิงธนู (kār ying ṭhnū)the practice
Turkish okçuluk
  • okçulukthe practice
Ukrainian стрільба́ з лу́ка
  • стрільба́ з лу́ка (strilʹbá z lúka)the practice
Vietnamese bắn cung
  • bắn cungthe practice
Welsh saethyddiaeth
  • saethyddiaeththe practice
Cite this entry
APA

archery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archery

MLA

“archery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archery.

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