toxophilite

tox·oph·i·lite

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tok-sof-uh-lahyt]
- /tɒkˈsɒf əˌlaɪt/
- /tˈɒksəfˌɪlaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tok-sof-uh-lahyt]
- /tɒkˈsɒf əˌlaɪt/

Definitions of toxophilite word

noun toxophilite a devotee of archery; archer. 1
noun toxophilite an archer 0
adjective toxophilite of or relating to archery 0
noun toxophilite a person who is especially fond of archery 0

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Origin of toxophilite

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

1785-95; Toxophil(us) bow-lover (coined by Roger Ascham in his 1545 book so entitled < Greek tóxo(n) bow + -philos -phile) + -ite1

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Parts of speech for Toxophilite

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toxophilite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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