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bowyer [boh-yer] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a maker or seller of archers’ bows.
Origin of bowyer 1150–1200; Middle English bogiere, bouwyer, bouer; see bow2, -yer Examples from the Web for bowyer Historical Examples of bowyer
Get a good doctor, and put Miss Bowyer out, if you have to fetch a policeman.
Edward Eggleston
Miss Bowyer had had one tilt with the authorities, and she preferred not to try it again.
Edward Eggleston
Phillida said this with a sudden fire that dismayed Miss Bowyer.
Edward Eggleston
As Miss Bowyer said this she paused in the vestibule with her back to Phillida.
Edward Eggleston
Miss Bowyer opened the door suspiciously, standing in the doorway as she spoke.
Edward Eggleston
British Dictionary definitions for bowyer bowyer noun
- a person who makes or sells archery bows
Word Origin and History for bowyer n.
“maker of bows,” attested late 12c. as a surname, from bow (n.1) + -yer.