longbowman

noun

long·bow·man ˈlȯŋ-ˌbō-mən

: an archer who uses a longbow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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, 6 June 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of longbowman was in 1738

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“Longbowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longbowman. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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