bowyer

noun bow·yer \ ˈbō-yər \

Definition of bowyer

: a maker of shooting bows

Recent Examples of bowyer from the Web

Zeljko Ilicic, bowyer, a maker of wooden bows and arrows, moulds a piece of wood to make a bow, in his workshop in the town of Lapovo, in central Serbia, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017.

— Washington Post, "AP PHOTOS: Serbian bowyer inspired by childhood games," 14 Dec. 2017
Bow makers, known as bowyers, layer the wood with fiberglass, resin and occasionally some carbon (similar to what’s done in ski construction).

— brigid mander, WSJ, "Archery: The Ultimate Antidote to Information Overload," 6 July 2017
Bowyer won at Sonoma in 2012 and is piloting the car that Tony Stewart drove to victory — the last of Stewart’s NASCAR career — last year.

— jenna fryer, The Seattle Times, "Bowyer hopes to take Lightning McQueen to victory lane again," 23 June 2017

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