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bowman
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context archery English) A man who uses a bow; an archer. Etymology 2 n. (context nautical English) The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bowman \Bow"man\, n.; 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 .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Halflings are excellent bowmen and stubborn fighters despite their rather diminutive size. ▪ Have the bowman on the front of the boat and get him to indicate distance to the line with his fingers. ▪ Melford and a group of bowmen ...
Gazetteer
Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 898 Housing Units (2000): 411 Land area (2000): 2.565413 sq. miles (6.644389 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.565413 sq. miles (6.644389 sq. km) FIPS code: 09712 Located within: Georgia ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow [syn: archer ]
Usage examples of bowman.
Without even glancing in my direction, Bowman turned his attention full on Harrison Featherman.
I had about decided to forgo dessert and leave when Todd Bowman came striding into the dining room.
Not wanting to get as worked up as Bowman was, I took a calming breath before I answered.
This may be the new FBI, Agent Bowman, but I never heard anyone say that only the rich and powerful are worthy of being protected from domestic terrorism.
By then Todd Bowman had pulled out his notebook, the same kind of ragged spiral job I used to use myself.
With that he abruptly rose and abandoned the table, leaving me to breathe a sigh of relief at having successfully handed Agent Bowman another likely target for his wrath.
Todd Bowman may have been young and inexperienced, but it seemed to me that he had accepted my explanation and no longer thought what had happened represented deliberate malice on my part.
Agent Bowman had said that he had talked to Sharon Carson and Virginia Metz shortly before coming to the dining room looking for me.
Although, if you are a suspect, Agent Bowman should have read you your rights.
For one thing, I fully expected that Todd Bowman would come knocking at the door any minute and wake us both up.
I refuse to go beg Todd Bowman for a permission slip, so I feel like a prisoner.
No one stirred for some time, but before Todd Bowman managed to make good his escape, a woman two rows from the back stood up.
Before anyone else could comment, Bowman took advantage of the slight pause to bolt from the stage.
Twenty Questions, the guy who had given Todd Bowman such hell in the Starlight Theater a few hours earlier.
Both the Bowman sisters watched closely as he flipped open the tiny brass hinge to reveal a small bottle sealed with thread and wax.