bowman

[boh-muhn]

bow·man

1[boh-muhn]
noun, plural bow·men.
an archer.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see bow2, -man

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bow·man

2[bou-muhn]
noun, plural bow·men.
bow3 (def. 4).

Origin:
1820–30; bow3 + -man

Bow·man

[boh-muhn]
noun
William Scott (“Scotty”), born 1933, Canadian hockey coach.
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bowman1 (ˈbəʊmən)
 
n , pl -men
an archer

bowman2 (ˈbaʊmən)
 
n , pl -men
nautical Also called: bow oar an oarsman at the bow of a boat

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Bowman Bow·man (bō'mən), Sir William. 1816-1892.

British histologist, ophthalmologist, and surgeon who is noted for his studies of the eye, the kidney, and striated muscle.

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