Meanings
nounbow maker (plural bow makers)
plural bow makers · alternative bowmaker
- One who manufactures bows for use in archery.
- One who manufactures bows for use with bowed stringed instruments.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Arabic قَوَّاس
- قَوَّاس (qawwās)one who manufactures bows for use in archery
Chinese Mandarin 製弓師 /制弓师
- 製弓師 /制弓师 (zhìgōngshī)one who manufactures bows for musical instruments
Finnish jousimestari, jousentekijä
- jousimestarione who manufactures bows for use in archery
- jousentekijäone who manufactures bows for use in archery
- jousimestarione who manufactures bows for musical instruments
- jousentekijäone who manufactures bows for musical instruments
French facteur d'arc, archetier
- facteur d'arcone who manufactures bows for use in archery
- archetierone who manufactures bows for musical instruments
German Bogenmacher, Bogenmacherin
- Bogenmacherone who manufactures bows for musical instruments
- Bogenmacherinone who manufactures bows for musical instruments
Italian archettaio
- archettaioone who manufactures bows for musical instruments
Japanese 弓師
- 弓師 (yumishi)one who manufactures bows for use in archery
Latin arcuarius
- arcuariusone who manufactures bows for use in archery
Turkish okçu
- okçuone who manufactures bows for use in archery
Cite this entry
APA
bow maker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20maker
MLA
“bow maker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20maker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bow maker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bow%20maker.
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