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crossbowman

noun

Etymology

From crossbow + man.

  1. inherited from *mon-✻ — “human being, man”
  2. inherited from *mann-✻ — “man”
  3. inherited from *mann✻
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man”
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as crossbowman — “crossbow + man”

Definitions

  1. Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.

    • Why did Richard I die at the hands of a crossbowman, clutching a frying pan, on the outskirts of Limoges?

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