name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation for a bowman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bowman
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊmən/
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US: bōʹmən
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US: /ˈboʊmən/
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UK, US: /ˈbaʊmən/
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name
Meaning 2
A male given name from surname.
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name
Meaning 3
A municipality in Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais region, Quebec, Canada.
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name
Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Chicot County, Arkansas.
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name
Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Craighead County, Arkansas.
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name
Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
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Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Elbert County, Georgia.
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name
Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Pike County, Indiana.
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name
Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Bowman County, North Dakota.
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name
Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
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name
Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Cumberland County, Tennessee.
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name
Meaning 12
A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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noun
Meaning 13
A man who uses a bow; an archer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archery, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
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noun
Meaning 14
The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Meaning 15
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: expert
Narrower terms: longbowman, Tell, William Tell
History
Etymology
From Middle English boweman, bouman, boughman, equivalent to bow + -man.
From bow (of boat or ship) + -man.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: proer — the person positioned nearest the bow
- Greek: πρόκωπος (prókopos) — the person positioned nearest the bow
- Hebrew: אִישׁ חַרְטוֹם (ísh khartóm) — the person positioned nearest the bow
- Italian: prodiere — the person positioned nearest the bow
- Manx: boogheyder — the person positioned nearest the bow
- Portuguese: proeiro — the person positioned nearest the bow
- Russian: ба́ковый гребе́ц (bákovyj grebéc) — the person positioned nearest the bow
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