longbowman
9.8
A soldier in the Middle Ages who shot arrows with a longbow in battle
- noun
- Archaic
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arqueros de arco largo
- In the centre were three small divisions of melee infantry, known as battles, with units of longbowmen between them.
Examples
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During the battle, the skilled longbowman knocked down enemy soldiers from a distance.
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The longbowman stood proudly among his comrades, ready to defend the castle.
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In the centre were three small divisions of melee infantry, known as battles, with units of longbowmen between them.
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Many medieval armies relied on the expertise of a longbowman to gain an advantage in warfare.
Synonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
longbowman singular
longbowmen plural
Morphology
Etymology
Longbowman is made of long, bow, and man, literally meaning 'man with a long bow', so it named a medieval English soldier who fought with a big longbow and today still means that kind of archer.