1
: a person who uses a bow and arrow
2
capitalized
: sagittarius
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Recurve bows are long, elegant and low-tech, and rely mostly on the strength of the archer.
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Rona Berg, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The company that previously sold its archer vehicle barricades to the city delivered more last week and is training people here how to use them.
—Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Here’s what to know about the armless archers taking the world by storm.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 2 Sep. 2024
The Fire sign is symbolized by the archer and governed by Jupiter — the planet of luck and expansion — which adds to the curious and exciting energy in the air.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Rona Berg, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The company that previously sold its archer vehicle barricades to the city delivered more last week and is training people here how to use them.
—Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Here’s what to know about the armless archers taking the world by storm.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 2 Sep. 2024
The Fire sign is symbolized by the archer and governed by Jupiter — the planet of luck and expansion — which adds to the curious and exciting energy in the air.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Archer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archer. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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archer
noun
ar·cher
ˈär-chər 
: a person who shoots with a bow and arrow
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