BOWMAN

archer, bowman

(noun) a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Bowman

A surname for a bowman.

A city, the county seat of Bowman County, North Dakota, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bowman is the 296th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 105,007 individuals. Bowman is most common among White (80.82%) and Black (13.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

• womban

Etymology 1

Noun

bowman (plural bowmen)

(archery) A man who uses a bow; an archer.

Etymology 2

Noun

bowman (plural bowmen)

(nautical) The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.

Anagrams

• womban

Source: Wiktionary


Bow"man, n.; pl. Bowmen (.

Definition: A man who uses a bow; an archer. The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. Jer. iv. 29. Bowman's root. (Bot.) See Indian physic, under Indian.

Bow"man, n. (Naut.)

Definition: The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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