Marksman vs Archer - What's the difference?
marksman | archer | Synonyms |
A man or person skilled in shooting (a gun) at a target.
(soccer) goalscorer.
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One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
(historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.
(arch)
Archer is a synonym of marksman.
As nouns the difference between marksman and archer
is that marksman is a man or person skilled in shooting (a gun) at a target while archer is one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.As an adjective archer is
comparative of arch.As a proper noun Archer is
sagittarius.marksman
English
Noun
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