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crossbowman

/kɹˈɔsboʊmən/ noun

Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.

Word Origin Crossbowman is a straightforward compound: 'cross' from Latin 'crux' (cross), 'bow' from Proto-Germanic 'bugan' (to bend), and 'man'. The crossbow got its name because the bow is mounted crosswise on a stock. So a crossbowman is simply a man armed with that weapon. The same 'cross' gives us 'crucial' (cross-shaped) and 'crucify' (to fix to a cross).

noun Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow. countable

The medieval crossbowman took aim from the castle ramparts.

(名词) 弩手

中世纪的弩手从城堡城垛上瞄准目标。

(sustantivo) ballestero [Persona (generalmente un soldado) equipada con una ballesta; ballestero.]

El ballestero medieval apuntó desde las murallas del castillo.

(nom) arbalétrier [Personne, généralement un soldat, équipée d'une arbalète.]

Le crossbowman médiéval ajusta son tir depuis les remparts du château.

(Substantiv) Armbrustschütze; Armbrustschützin [Eine Person, meist ein Soldat, die mit einer Armbrust ausgerüstet ist.]

Der mittelalterliche **crossbowman** zielte von den Burgmauern aus.

(名詞) 石弓（クロスボウ）を武器として装備している兵士。

中世のcrossbowmanは、城壁の上から狙いを定めた。

(substantivo) besteiro [Alguém (geralmente um soldado) armado com uma besta.]

O **besteiro** medieval mirou desde as muralhas do castelo.

Synonyms: arbalist arbalestier crossbow shooter bowman marksman sharpshooter soldier trooper
Word parts: cross + bow + man

Related words

manly mannish

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