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Toxophilite (noun)
toxophilite [ tok-sof-uh-lahyt ]


noun
1. a devotee of archery; archer.

OTHER WORDS FROM TOXOPHILITE
tox·oph·i·lit·ic [tok-sof-uh-lit-ik], adjective
tox·oph·i·ly, noun

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

HOW TO USE TOXOPHILITE IN A SENTENCE
Toxophilite, tok-sof′i-līt, n. a lover of archery: an archer.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 4 OF 4: S-Z AND SUPPLEMENTS)|VARIOUS

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