archer

English Thesaurus

1. the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign,
definition	:	(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (noun.location)

2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

domain category	:	astrology, star divination,
definition	:	a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon (noun.cognition)

3. a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow (noun.person)

hypernym	:	expert,
definition	:	a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully (noun.person)

hyponym	:	longbowman,
definition	:	a medieval English archer who used a longbow (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	tell, william tell,
definition	:	a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap) (noun.person)