Standard Lemma guide

bowyer

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbəʊ.jə(ɹ)/
  • US: /ˈbɔɪ.ɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B OW1 Y ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as an occupation for someone who made bows for archery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who uses the bow, an archer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English bowyere, bowȝere, variant forms of bowere (“bowyer”), equivalent to bow + -yer.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Bogenbauer — person who makes or sells bows
  • German: Bogenbauerin — person who makes or sells bows
  • Latin: arcuarius — person who makes or sells bows
  • Turkish: okçu — person who makes or sells bows
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوقجی (okcu) — person who makes or sells bows