bowman
Draws a longbow
A bowman is an archer—someone who uses a bow and arrows.
The term appears in historical and fantasy contexts more than everyday speech: The castle walls were manned by bowmen.
In boating, the bowman is the crew member stationed at the bow (front) of the vessel, handling lines and anchors during docking. (Capitalized Bowman is a surname.)
Trembling or arrow case
- arrowPointed shaft for shooting
- longbowTall wooden archery weapon
- recurveBend back again
- nockArrow's bowstring slot
draw · release · aim · shoot · target · bullseye · fletching · shaft
Tall wooden archery weapon
- yeomanIndependent cultivator or naval clerk
- fletcherArrow craftsman
- bodkinBlunt-tipped sewing tool
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
castle · battlements · Agincourt · feudal · tournament · garrison · rampart · volley
Degree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- aimPurpose or direction
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- focusConcentrated attention point
concentration · discipline · practice · patience · control · dexterity · coordination · alignment
Pit for extracting rock
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- gameOrganized play or sport
- venisonFlesh of cervids
forest · wilderness · camouflage · blinds · ambush · hide · decoy · baiting
quiver
Trembling or arrow case
nock · draw · release · aim · shoot · target · bullseye · fletching · shaft · broadhead
longbow
Tall wooden archery weapon
siege · castle · battlements · Agincourt · feudal · tournament · garrison · rampart · volley · mercenary
accuracy
Degree of correctness
focus · concentration · discipline · practice · patience · control · dexterity · coordination · alignment · sight
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- gameOrganized play or sport
venison · forest · wilderness · camouflage · blinds · ambush · hide · decoy · baiting · trophy
Artemis
Greek hunting goddess
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- OdysseusIthaca's long-wandering monarch
- SagittariusNinth zodiac sign
Cupid · Eros · folklore · legend · hero · epic · ballads · fables · mythic · legendary
deckhand
Ship's manual laborer
- forecastleForward upper deck section
- prowVessel's forward section
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
lookout · ship · vessel · rigging · deck · starboard · port · maritime · crewman · sailing
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- combatantssoldier, warrior, fighter, swordsman, spearman
- job surnamesbaker, barber, butcher, butler, carpenter
- ship crewsailor, seaman, crewman, deckhand, first mate
- soldiersinfantryman, private, grenadier, grenadiers, fusilier
- warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
bowmancrossbowman
Soldier wielding string-drawn weapon
gunner · musketeer · rifleman · artilleryman · gunslinger