noun
- a soldier or archer who uses a longbow
Usage: historical
Examples
- The English longbowmen were famous for their skill at the Battle of Agincourt.
- Medieval longbowmen could shoot arrows over 200 yards accurately.
- The longbowman drew his six-foot bow and aimed at the target.
- Welsh longbowmen were recruited into English armies during the Middle Ages.
- A skilled longbowman could loose twelve arrows per minute.
- The longbowman’s arrows could penetrate chain mail armor.