archer

The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1910 · p. 30

[In Fr. archer; Sp. archero; Ital arciere, arciero; from Lat. arcus = a bow.] 1. Ord. Lang. One who is skilled in the use of the bow. "Agalust him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow."- Jer . li. 3. 2. Astron.: The constellation Sag it tar i us. "Now when the cheerle empire of the sky To Capricorn the Centaur Archer yields." Taomson : Spring .