English

Etymology 1
bow (weapon) + man

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�b��m�n/, SAMPA|/"b@Um@n/
italbrac|US AHD|b�ʹm�n, IPA|/�bo�m�n/, SAMPA|/"boUm@n/

Noun
en-noun|pl=bowmen

1. An archer.

Etymology 2
bow (of boat or ship) + man

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ba�m�n/, SAMPA|/"baUm@n/

Noun
en-noun|pl=bowmen

1. The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow

Category:English heteronyms
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

io:bowman
te:bowman
vi:bowman
zh:bowman

• 2007-09-28 01:16 - UllmannBot - iwiki +te

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