different between sagittary vs archer

English

Etymology

From Latin sagittarius, from sagitta (“arrow”). Doublet of Sagittarius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sæd???t??i/

Noun

sagittary (plural sagittaries)

1. a centaur
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act V. Scene 5. Lines 15-16:

     the dreadful Sagittary / Appals our numbers

2. (heraldry) Sagittarius
3. (archaic) an archer

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???(?).t??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???t??/
• Homophone: Archer
• Rhymes: -??(r)t??(r)

Etymology 1

from Middle English archer, archere, from Old French archier, from Latin arc?rius, alteration of arcu?rius, from Latin arcus (“bow”). Displaced native Old English s?ytta.

Noun

archer (plural archers)

1. One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

   Synonyms: bowman, crossbowman, marksman, toxophilite, toxotes

2. (historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.

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Etymology 2

Adjective

archer

1. comparative form of arch: more arch

Anagrams

• charre

French

Etymology

From arche, a variant of arc (“bow”) + -er, or from Middle French archier, from Old French archier, from Late Latin arc?rius, alteration of arcu?rius, from Latin arcus (“bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.?e/

Noun

archer m (plural archers, feminine archère)

1. archer

Further reading

• “archer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).