Archer
noun
A person who shoots arrows from a bow.
Robin Hood was a legendary archer.
Often appears as...
- talented archer
- archer competition
noun
A Zodiac sign for people who born between 22 November and 21 December.
If you were born in December, your Zodiac sign might be the Archer.
Often appears as...
- the archer sign
- person of the archer
noun
A person who shoots arrows from a bow.
Robin Hood was a legendary archer.
Often appears as...
- talented archer
- archer competition
noun
A Zodiac sign for people who born between 22 November and 21 December.
If you were born in December, your Zodiac sign might be the Archer.
Often appears as...
- the archer sign
- person of the archer
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Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Understanding 'archer' can connect to historical contexts where archery was common.
In medieval times, an archer often served in the king's army.
Pro Tip 2/3Sporting Events
'Archer' can also refer to participants in modern sports competitions involving archery.
She trained rigorously to become an Olympic archer.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Characters
Archers appear in folklore and fiction as skilled heroes or warriors.
The archer in the story could hit a target blindfolded.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Understanding 'archer' can connect to historical contexts where archery was common.
In medieval times, an archer often served in the king's army.
Pro Tip 2/3Sporting Events
'Archer' can also refer to participants in modern sports competitions involving archery.
She trained rigorously to become an Olympic archer.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Characters
Archers appear in folklore and fiction as skilled heroes or warriors.
The archer in the story could hit a target blindfolded.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Understanding 'archer' can connect to historical contexts where archery was common.
In medieval times, an archer often served in the king's army.
Pro Tip 2/3Sporting Events
'Archer' can also refer to participants in modern sports competitions involving archery.
She trained rigorously to become an Olympic archer.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Characters
Archers appear in folklore and fiction as skilled heroes or warriors.
The archer in the story could hit a target blindfolded.
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Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...
happen but well I think it will be worth the try the the sticks are all but finished that water back and like I said there's other people that wanted to come in and have a look so we did spend a decent amount of time man it was really nice to see them that we have to give some of the others a chance as well it's the nice thing about being archers that
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Safari Live - Day 238 PIPE...
terms of a cat personality that you can't help but be attracted to he brings a smile to most people's faces and it's really interesting because obviously you know we spend a lot of time with him probably far more than anybody else archer but we often get to speak to guests that have been around and that have seen him and you know to the
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Sarah Lewis: Embrace the...
made their way to the turf, and spoke to each other not with words but with numbers, degrees, I thought, positions for how they might plan to hit their target. I stood behind one archer as her coach stood in between us to maybe assess who might need support, and watched her, and I didn't understand how even one
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Did the Amazons really...
And, because a female mounted archer could be as fast and as deadly as a male, all children were trained to ride and shoot. Women hunted and fought alongside men, using the same weapons. The harsh landscape and their nomadic lifestyle created its own form of equality.
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
very hard to keep catching up with them and there is another bird on the left the trees well called the ground scraper thrush one of the nicest birds archer and we've seen him quite regularly lately and very characteristic black stripe on the face sort of through the
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The unheard story of...
There's cavalry, men on horseback and with chariots. There's heavy infantry, which are foot soldiers, armed foot soldiers with swords and shields and some kind of armor. And there's artillery, and artillery are archers, but, more importantly, slingers.
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The Terra-Cotta Warriors...
he began building a second empire one that would accompany him into the afterlife it would become one of the largest mausoleums on earth more than seven thousand warriors archers cavalry charioteers and foot soldiers guard his
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What makes the Great...
When raiders were sighted, fire and smoke signals traveled between towers until reinforcements arrived. Small openings along the wall let archers fire on invaders, while larger ones were used to drop stones and more.
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The city of walls:...
stretching all four miles from coast to coast. Pipes from inside the city could fill it at the first sight of the enemy, and a short wall protected archers who could fire at the soaked soldiers trying to swim across.
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Tiny Spider Steals From...
that later archer Odie's seems well aware of what's going on
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Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...
happen but well I think it will be worth the try the the sticks are all but finished that water back and like I said there's other people that wanted to come in and have a look so we did spend a decent amount of time man it was really nice to see them that we have to give some of the others a chance as well it's the nice thing about being archers that
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 238 PIPE...
terms of a cat personality that you can't help but be attracted to he brings a smile to most people's faces and it's really interesting because obviously you know we spend a lot of time with him probably far more than anybody else archer but we often get to speak to guests that have been around and that have seen him and you know to the
Video examples
Sarah Lewis: Embrace the...
made their way to the turf, and spoke to each other not with words but with numbers, degrees, I thought, positions for how they might plan to hit their target. I stood behind one archer as her coach stood in between us to maybe assess who might need support, and watched her, and I didn't understand how even one
Video examples
Did the Amazons really...
And, because a female mounted archer could be as fast and as deadly as a male, all children were trained to ride and shoot. Women hunted and fought alongside men, using the same weapons. The harsh landscape and their nomadic lifestyle created its own form of equality.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
very hard to keep catching up with them and there is another bird on the left the trees well called the ground scraper thrush one of the nicest birds archer and we've seen him quite regularly lately and very characteristic black stripe on the face sort of through the
Video examples
The unheard story of...
There's cavalry, men on horseback and with chariots. There's heavy infantry, which are foot soldiers, armed foot soldiers with swords and shields and some kind of armor. And there's artillery, and artillery are archers, but, more importantly, slingers.
Video examples
The Terra-Cotta Warriors...
he began building a second empire one that would accompany him into the afterlife it would become one of the largest mausoleums on earth more than seven thousand warriors archers cavalry charioteers and foot soldiers guard his
Video examples
What makes the Great...
When raiders were sighted, fire and smoke signals traveled between towers until reinforcements arrived. Small openings along the wall let archers fire on invaders, while larger ones were used to drop stones and more.
Video examples
The city of walls:...
stretching all four miles from coast to coast. Pipes from inside the city could fill it at the first sight of the enemy, and a short wall protected archers who could fire at the soaked soldiers trying to swim across.
Video examples
Tiny Spider Steals From...
that later archer Odie's seems well aware of what's going on
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Quote examples
Jonathan Agnew
English Entertainer
Archer has a loose-limbed approach in a run-up that is not very long. He gets into a good position at the crease and releases the ball late from a very high action. He snaps the ball down at genuine pace. He has rhythm to his bowling.
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Edmund Morgan
American Historian
The musket could not be aimed except in a general direction; a bow in the hands of a skilled archer could regularly hit and kill an enemy completely beyond musket range.
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Ashish Sharma
Indian Actor
We all have this idea of Ram being a patient person besides being a great archer, a horse-rider, and above all, a compassionate king. There is more to him than that.
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Jim Carroll
American Author
It's always been the same, growing up in Manhattan... the idea of living within a giant archer's target... for use by the bad Russia bowman with the atomic arrows.
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Im Dong-Hyun
South Korean Athlete
I had a strong desire to become an archer from the very first time I tried it. I forgot my other ambitions. I just wanted to compete in the Olympics.
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Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!
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Tom Malinowski
Since the first archer fired the first arrow, warriors have been inventing ways to strike their enemies while removing themselves from harm's way.
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Adrienne Mayor
American Historian
Anyone who's watched 'The Hunger Games', or female archers, knows that that is an absolutely physiologically ridiculous idea.
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Jeff Lemire
Canadian Artist
I think being an archer is much more integral to Green Arrow and his mythos than it is to Hawkeye.
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Geena Davis
American Actress
Archers are pretty focused.
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Jonathan Agnew
English Entertainer
Archer has a loose-limbed approach in a run-up that is not very long. He gets into a good position at the crease and releases the ball late from a very high action. He snaps the ball down at genuine pace. He has rhythm to his bowling.
Quote examples
Edmund Morgan
American Historian
The musket could not be aimed except in a general direction; a bow in the hands of a skilled archer could regularly hit and kill an enemy completely beyond musket range.
Quote examples
Ashish Sharma
Indian Actor
We all have this idea of Ram being a patient person besides being a great archer, a horse-rider, and above all, a compassionate king. There is more to him than that.
Quote examples
Jim Carroll
American Author
It's always been the same, growing up in Manhattan... the idea of living within a giant archer's target... for use by the bad Russia bowman with the atomic arrows.
Quote examples
Im Dong-Hyun
South Korean Athlete
I had a strong desire to become an archer from the very first time I tried it. I forgot my other ambitions. I just wanted to compete in the Olympics.
Quote examples
Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!
Quote examples
Tom Malinowski
Since the first archer fired the first arrow, warriors have been inventing ways to strike their enemies while removing themselves from harm's way.
Quote examples
Adrienne Mayor
American Historian
Anyone who's watched 'The Hunger Games', or female archers, knows that that is an absolutely physiologically ridiculous idea.
Quote examples
Jeff Lemire
Canadian Artist
I think being an archer is much more integral to Green Arrow and his mythos than it is to Hawkeye.
Quote examples
Geena Davis
American Actress
Archers are pretty focused.
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