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toxophilite

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Toxophilite (noun) means a person who is very skilled at, or keen on, archery.

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A person who is very skilled at, or keen on, archery.
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Etymology

From Toxophilus, the title of a 1545 book by Roger Ascham intended to mean ‘lover of the bow’, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + φίλος (phílos, “love”); equivalent to τόξον (tóxon) + -philite.

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"toxophilite" (noun) means a person who is very skilled at, or keen on, archery.
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