archer

Etymology 1

from Middle English archer, archere, from Old French archier, from Vulgar Latin *arcārius, alteration of arcuārius, from Latin arcus (“bow”). Displaced native Old English sċytta.

noun

  1. One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
  2. (historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.

Etymology 2

adj

  1. comparative form of arch: more arch

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