"crossbowman" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-crossbowman.ogg [US] Forms: crossbowmen [plural]
Etymology: crossbow + man Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crossbow|man}} crossbow + man Head templates: {{en-noun|crossbowmen}} crossbowman (plural crossbowmen)
  1. Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow. Categories (topical): Archery, Occupations, People Synonyms: arbalest, crossbowsman Translations (someone equipped with a crossbow): baleztari (Basque), ballester [masculine] (Catalan), 弩兵 (nǔbīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 弩手 (nǔshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), arbalestisto (Esperanto), jalkajousimies (Finnish), arbalétrier [masculine] (French), besteiro [masculine] (Galician), bestilleiro [masculine] (Galician), Armbrustschütze [masculine] (German), crosbhoghdóir [masculine] (Irish), balestriere [masculine] (Italian), арбалетші (arbaletşı) (Kazakh), самостре́лец (samostrélec) [masculine] (Macedonian), baesteiro (Old Portuguese), زنبركجی (zenberekci) (Ottoman Turkish), kusznik [masculine] (Polish), besteiro [masculine] (Portuguese), arbaletrier [masculine] (Romanian), арбале́тчик (arbalétčik) [masculine] (Russian), самострельщик (samostrelʹščik) [masculine] (Russian), samostrelac (Serbo-Croatian), strelometač (Serbo-Croatian), kušač (Serbo-Croatian), balistreri [masculine] (Sicilian), ballestero [masculine] (Spanish), armborstskytt [common-gender] (Swedish)

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