BOWYER

Proper noun

Bowyer

An English occupational surname for someone who made bows for archery.

Anagrams

• Bowery, bowery

Etymology

Noun

bowyer (plural bowyers)

A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).

(archaic) A person who uses the bow, an archer.

Synonyms

• (person who makes bows): bow maker, fletcher

• (person who uses the bow): archer, bowman

Anagrams

• Bowery, bowery

Source: Wiktionary


Bow"yer, n. Etym: [From Bow, like lawyer from law.]

1. An archer; one who uses bow.

2. One who makes or sells bows.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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