longbowman

noun

long·bow·man | \ ˈlȯŋ-ˌbō-mən

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: an archer who uses a longbow

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Most of the French knights at Poitiers—heeding the lessons of Crécy, where their unarmored horses were felled by the enemy’s longbowmen—fought dismounted. — Stephen Brumwell, WSJ, "‘The Black Prince’ Review: When Knighthood Was in Flower," 6 June 2018

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