Hawkeye

Corn State resident

Hawkeye is a nickname for someone from the state of Iowa, or for the state itself: the Hawkeye State.

The term comes from a character in James Fenimore Cooper's novels.

Hawkeye also suggests keen eyesight or sharp observation—someone who doesn't miss details.

In popular culture, Hawkeye is a Marvel Comics archer and a character from the television series *M*A*S*H*.

Marvel

Avengers

Those seeking retribution

  • archerOne who shoots arrows
  • bowRespectful forward inclination
  • arrowsShafted projectiles for bows

S.H.I.E.L.D. · Kate Bishop · Purple · marksman · quiver · Jeremy Renner · Echo · sharpshooter · deaf · hearing aid

vision

sharp-eyed

Having keen vision

vigilant · watchful · perceptive · alert · spotting · scanning · surveillance · lookout · scout · sniper

historical

James Fenimore Cooper

wilderness · marksman · colonial · tracker · rifle · woodsman · pathfinder · pioneer · trapper · Daniel Day-Lewis

MASH

Alan Alda

  • surgeonPhysician who operates
  • KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
  • armyOrganized land-based military

medic · wisecrack · martini · draft · antiwar · sarcasm · doctor · helicopter · camp · comedy

Iowa

Hawkeyes

Iowa's team nickname

college · athletics · wrestling · Iowa City · sports · mascot · gold · black · NCAA · Fry

Categories
Opposites
US STATE IDENTITY (Iowa)

HawkeyeHoosier

Indiana native or resident

Cornhusker · Cyclone · Buckeye · Jayhawk

marvel/avengers character

HawkeyeHulk

Rage-fueled green giant

Thor · pacifist · Iron Man · Captain America

visual acuity metaphor

Hawkeyeblind

Lacking the sense of sight

blind as a bat · nearsighted · myopic · visually impaired · oblivious

Phrases
Family

hawker

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G