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Noun: archer  aa(r)-chu(r)
  1. A person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
    "The skilled archer hit the bullseye from 50 yards away"
Noun: Archer  aa(r)-chu(r)
  1. The ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21
    - Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer
     
  2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
    - Sagittarius
Adjective: arch (archer,archest)  aa(r)ch
  1. (used of behaviour or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
    "Her arch remarks made everyone uncomfortable";
    - condescending, patronizing, patronising [Brit]
     
  2. Naughtily or annoyingly playful
    "teasing and worrying with arch laughter";
    - impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked [informal], scampish [rare], pixillated

Derived forms: archers

See also: ludic [formal], playful, superior

Type of: actor, doer, expert, house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign, worker

Antonym: uncondescending, unpatronising [Brit], unpatronizing

Encyclopedia: Archer, Mike

Arch, John