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bowman

Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊmən/

The English word “bowman” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A man who uses a bow; an archer.
  2. The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.

Etymology

From Middle English boweman, bouman, boughman, equivalent to bow + -man.

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