Archery vs. Bowman — What's the Difference?

Archery is the art, sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow.

An archer.

The art, sport, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrow.

A person who rows or paddles at the bow of a boat.

The equipment of an archer.

(archery) A man who uses a bow; an archer.

A body or grouping of military archers.

(nautical) The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

A man who uses a bow; an archer.

(countable) A group of archers.

The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.

The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.

A person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

Archers, or bowmen, collectively.

The sport of shooting arrows with a bow