archer, bowman
(noun) a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Bowman
A surname for a bowman.
A city, the county seat of Bowman County, North Dakota, United States.
• 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.
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bowman (plural bowmen)
(archery) A man who uses a bow; an archer.
bowman (plural bowmen)
(nautical) The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.
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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
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
