bowman

plural bowmen · alternative bowsman

1. archeryA man who uses a bow; an archer.

   The whole londe ſhal fle, foꝛ the noyſe of the hoꝛſmen and bowmen: […]

   1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, Jeremy [Jeremiah] iiij:[29], folio xxv, verso, column 2

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   The walls are slitted with embrasures through which bowmen could fire, indicating that the belfry also served as a stronghold during border skirmishes.

   1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 311, about the church at Pembridge

plural bowmen · alternative bowsman

1. nauticalThe person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a bowman.
2. A male given name from surname.

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   Reference: WO 373/97/207 Description: Name: Scott, Bowman; Rank: Temporary Major; Service No: 151430; Regiment: CSO's Staff, Air Formation Signals, Second Tactical Air Force; Theatre of Combat or Operation: The London Omnibus List for Gallant and Distinguished Services in the Field; Award: Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Date of announcement in London Gazette: 19 December 1946.

   1944–1945, “Catalogue description: Recommendation for Award for Scott, Bowman...”, in The National Archives' catalogue, Kew, London: The National Archives, retrieved 31 Mar 2024

3. A municipality in Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais region, Quebec, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Chicot County, Arkansas.
   2. A census-designated place in Craighead County, Arkansas.
   3. An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
   4. A minor city in Elbert County, Georgia.
   5. An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Pike County, Indiana.
   6. A city, the county seat of Bowman County, North Dakota.
   7. A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
   8. A census-designated place in Cumberland County, Tennessee.
5. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.