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Huntsman vs Archer - What's the difference?

huntsman | archer |

As proper nouns the difference between huntsman and archer

is that huntsman is while archer is (astrology) sagittarius or archer can be for a bowman.

huntsman

English

(wikipedia huntsman) (Sparassidae)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A hunter.
  • (UK) A fox hunter.
  • One who manages the hounds during a hunt.
  • Any of the many species of large spiders of the family Sparassidae.
  • * 1985 , Living Australia, Dangerous Australians: The Complete Guide to Australia's Most Deadly Creatures , page 111,
  • Although they do not make webs, female huntsmans at least have not lost the ability to produce silk.
  • * 1995 , Anne Kerle, Ayers Rock, the Olgas & Kings Canyon, Northern Territory , page 129,
  • The majority of desert-dwelling spiders are large burrowing spiders; the Barking Spiders Selenoeosmia stirlingi , mouse spiders, wolf spiders (Fig. 5.47), huntsmen and trapdoor spiders (Fig. 5.48).
  • * 2002 , , The Wasps'', in ''Divinations: Four Plays ,
  • to say trapdoors and huntsmans
  • * 2012 , Carrie Tiffany, Mateship with Birds , Pan Macmillan Australia, unnumbered page,
  • Two huntsmen spiders prowl Harry?s bedroom ceiling.

    Usage notes

    The plural form huntsmans applies only in the sense of spider , although huntsmen is probably more common.

    Anagrams

    * Australian English

    archer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
  • (historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.
  • Synonyms

    * bowman * crossbowman * marksman * toxophilite * toxotes

    Derived terms

    * archeress * archerfish * archery

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (arch)
  • See also

    * arrow * bow * quiver * Sagittarius * sagittary ----