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archer

[ahr-cher] / ˈɑr tʃər /


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But the ability to hit the Russian archer instead of letting the arrows fall is even better.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In the field behind them, a scarecrow in the form of an archer, along with rags fluttering from lines of string, are meant to keep birds from scavenging the newly planted seeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Midway through pursuing her master’s in 2011 she discovered a friend was a master archer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Feeling loose, feeling good, Stutzman began to wonder: Could he finish his storied career with something no armless archer had achieved — Paralympic gold?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024

The battlements bristled with spears and swords and scorpions, there was an archer at every crenel and arrow slit, the drawbridge was up, the portcullis down, the gates closed and barred.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Henry’s archers carried longbows that cost little, drawn by men trained in every village across the kingdom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

It was defended by a mix of infantry, archers, and cavalry drawn from across the Roman Empire.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025

The 250 yards is a typical distance for castle-bashing, since the archers defending such strongholds struggled to hit targets much beyond that distance.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025

He said crossbows were used, predominantly, by archers who may be unable to use a "traditional" bow and arrow.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025

At least a thousand, maybe more: bowmen, spearmen, peasants armed with scythes and sharpened sticks, freeriders and mounted archers, and another hundred knights to stiffen them.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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