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Webster 1913 Edition

Bowman

Bow′man

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Bowmen
.
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

,
Noun.
(Naut.)
The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bowman

BOWMAN

,
Noun.
[bow and man.] A man who uses a bow; an archer. Jerem. 4.29.

Definition 2024

Bowman

Bowman

See also: bowman

English

Proper noun

Bowman

  1. A surname​.

Derived terms

bowman

bowman

See also: Bowman

English

Pronunciation

Noun

bowman ‎(plural bowmen)

  1. (archery) A man who uses a bow; an archer.
    • Bible, Jer. iv. 29
      The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

bow (of boat or ship) + -man

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbaʊmən/

Noun

bowman ‎(plural bowmen)

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

Etymology

bow +‎ -man

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