Hypertext Webster Gateway: "archer"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Archer
a shooter with the bow (1 Chr. 10:3). This art was of high
antiquity (Gen. 21:20; 27:3). Saul was wounded by the Philistine
archers (1 Sam. 31:3). The phrase "breaking the bow" (Hos. 1:5;
Jer. 49:35) is equivalent to taking away one's power, while
"strengthening the bow" is a symbol of its increase (Gen.
49:24). The Persian archers were famous among the ancients (Isa.
13:18; Jer. 49:35; 50:9, 14, 29, 42. (See {BOW}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Archer \Arch"er\, n. [archier, F. archer, LL. arcarius, fr. L.
arcus bow. See {Arc}, {Arch}, n.]
A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
archer
n : a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow [syn: {bowman}]
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