toxophilite

[ tok-sof-uh-lahyt ]
/ tɒkˈsɒf əˌlaɪt /

noun

a devotee of archery; archer.

Origin of toxophilite

1785–95; Toxophil(us) bow-lover (coined by Roger Ascham in his 1545 book so entitled < Greek tóxo(n) bow + -philos -phile) + -ite1

OTHER WORDS FROM toxophilite

tox·oph·i·lit·ic [tok-sof-uh-lit-ik] /tɒkˌsɒf əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective tox·oph·i·ly, noun

Words nearby toxophilite

toxiphobia, toxo-, toxocariasis, toxoid, toxophil, toxophilite, toxophore, toxoplasma, toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, toxopyrimidine

British Dictionary definitions for toxophily

toxophilite
/ (tɒkˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt) formal /

noun

an archer

adjective

of or relating to archery

Derived forms of toxophilite

toxophily, noun

Word Origin for toxophilite

C18: from Toxophilus, the title of a book (1545) by Ascham, designed to mean: a lover of the bow, from Greek toxon bow + philos loving