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1. A person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
   - bowman

1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
   - Sagittarius
    
2. The ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21
   - Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer

1. (used of behaviour or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
   - 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: expert, house, individual, mansion, mortal, person, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, somebody, someone, soul, star sign

Antonym: uncondescending, unpatronising [Brit], unpatronizing

Encyclopedia: Archer, Nebraska