Archer 62354 225902970 2008-07-15T23:01:52Z Epbr123 1395162 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/99.255.131.235|99.255.131.235]] to last version by Blanchardb (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) [[Image:Bowman2 (PSF).jpg|right|250px]] {{wiktionary|archer}} An '''archer''' is someone who practices [[archery]]. Examples of archers can be found at the [[List of archers]] article. They were used in ancient and medieval times as part of armies. An '''archer''' was equipped with a bow and arrows which they used for long range battles. __TOC__ '''Archer''' can also refer to: ===People=== * [[Archer (surname)]] * [[Anne Archer]], American actress * [[Colin Archer]], naval architect * [[Frederick Scott Archer]], British pioneer of photography * [[Geoffrey Archer]], British author of military thrillers * [[Gleason Archer, Sr.]], founder of Suffolk University * [[Gleason Archer]], Jr., American theologian * [[Iain Archer]], Irish musician * [[James Archer]], Scottish painter * [[James J. Archer]], American Civil War Confederate general * [[James W. Archer]], [[American Civil War]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient * [[Jeffrey Archer]], British author, former politician * [[Johnny Archer]], American professional pool player * [[Lester Archer]], American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * [[Malcolm Archer]], British composer, organist, and conductor * [[Richard Archer]], English singer/songwriter, frontman of UK band Hard-Fi * [[Tasmin Archer]], English soul/pop/rock singer * [[Thomas Archer]], English Baroque architect * [[Thomas Archer (pastoralist)]] * [[Violet Archer]], composer * [[William Archer (critic)]] * [[William S. Archer]] (1789-1855), Virginian politician ===Fictional characters=== * [[Cate Archer]], the main character in ''No One Lives Forever'', a computer game * [[State Military characters of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime#Frank Archer|Frank Archer]], a soldier in the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' anime * [[Jonathan Archer]], the captain in the television show ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' * [[Lew Archer]], a private detective in series of novels by Ross MacDonald (named in honor of the ''The Maltese Falcon'' character) * [[Newland Archer]], a character in Edith Wharton's 1920 novel, ''The Age of Innocence'' * [[Sean Archer]], a character portrayed by John Travolta/Nicolas Cage in the movie ''Face/Off'' * [[Archer (comics)]], an ''X-Factor'' character in Marvel Comics * [[Archer (Fate/stay night)]], a character from the Fate/stay night anime * [[The Archers]], the family at the centre of the eponymous BBC radio soap opera about rural life in England * [[Arash]] (and variants), a heroic archer-figure of Iranian oral tradition and folklore ([[Shahnameh]]) ===Military=== * [[Archer (tank destroyer)]], the British tank destroyer * [[HMS Archer|HMS ''Archer'']], name of seven ships of the Royal Navy * [[HMAS Archer|HMAS ''Archer'']], name of a ship of the Royal Australian Navy * [[AA-11 Archer]], NATO reporting name of the Vympel R-73 air-to-air missile * Project ARCHER ([[ARCHER Artillery System]]), an international partnership to develop the next generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Denmark * [[Operation Archer]], Canadian Forces supporting the ISAF and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan ===Aviation=== *[[Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance]], an aerial imaging system *[[Piper Archer]], a variant of the Piper Aircraft Cherokee general aviation airplane ===Place names=== ;Australia * [[Archer River]], a river in [[Cape York Peninsula]] ;United States * [[Archer, Florida]] * [[Archer, Iowa]] * [[Archer, Nebraska]] ===Other uses=== * "Green Archers", the varsity teams of [[De La Salle University-Manila]] * [[Archer (horse)]], an Australian racehorse that won the first two Melbourne Cups. * [[Archer (typeface)]], a typeface by American type designers Hoefler & Frere-Jones * "An Archer", English slang for the amount of £2000, the sum allegedly given by [[Jeffrey Archer]] to Monica Coghlan * [[Archer (band)]], hailing from Santa Cruz, California * [[Archer Grand Prix cycle race]], an international cycle race held annually in Britain for over 50 years * [[Archer Road Club]], a London-based cycling club * "Archer", the anglicized version of the German name [[Schütze]], meaning "shooter" or "rifleman" * [[Archer Bible]], a translation of the Bible {{disambig}} [[de:Archer]] [[fr:Archer (homonymie)]] [[ja:アーチャー]] [[no:Archer]] [[pl:Archer (ujednoznacznienie)]] [[pt:Archer]] [[ru:Арчер]] [[simple:Archer]] [[sl:Archer]] [[vo:Archer]]