bowyer

bow·yer

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [boh-yer]
- /ˈboʊ yər/
- /ˈbojə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boh-yer]
- /ˈboʊ yər/

Definitions of bowyer word

noun bowyer a person who makes or sells archery bows 3
noun bowyer a person who makes or deals in archery bows 3
noun bowyer a maker or seller of archers' bows. 1
noun bowyer A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows). 0
noun bowyer (archaic) A person who uses the bow, an archer. 0

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Origin of bowyer

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; Middle English bogiere, bouwyer, bouer; see bow2, -yer

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Parts of speech for Bowyer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bowyer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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