D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Bowman

/bōʹmən/ · Bow·man · IPA /ˈboʊmən/
01 n. A man who uses a bow; an archer.
pl. Bowmen
  1. 1.
    A man who uses a bow; an archer.
    “The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen.” — Jer. iv. 29.
Phrases & compounds
Bowman's root — See Indian physic, under Indian.
02 n. The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.
  1. 1.
    The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.(Naut.)