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Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
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Basque baleztari
- baleztarisomeone equipped with a crossbow
Catalan ballester
- ballestersomeone equipped with a crossbow
Chinese Mandarin 弩兵, 弩手
- 弩兵 (nǔbīng)someone equipped with a crossbow
- 弩手 (nǔshǒu)someone equipped with a crossbow
Esperanto arbalestisto, arbalestulo
- arbalestistosomeone equipped with a crossbow
- arbalestulosomeone equipped with a crossbow
Finnish jalkajousimies
- jalkajousimiessomeone equipped with a crossbow
French arbalétrier
- arbalétriersomeone equipped with a crossbow
German Armbrustschütze
- Armbrustschützesomeone equipped with a crossbow
Irish crosbhoghdóir
- crosbhoghdóirsomeone equipped with a crossbow
Italian balestriere
- balestrieresomeone equipped with a crossbow
Polish kusznik
- kuszniksomeone equipped with a crossbow
Portuguese besteiro
- besteirosomeone equipped with a crossbow
Romanian arbaletrier
- arbaletriersomeone equipped with a crossbow
Russian арбале́тчик, самострельщик
- арбале́тчик (arbalétčik)someone equipped with a crossbow
- самострельщик (samostrelʹščik)someone equipped with a crossbow
Spanish ballestero
- ballesterosomeone equipped with a crossbow
Swedish armborstskytt
- armborstskyttsomeone equipped with a crossbow
Cite this entry
APA
crossbowman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossbowman
MLA
“crossbowman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossbowman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crossbowman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossbowman.
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