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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. Archer can also refer to:

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People

Fictional characters

  • Cate Archer, the main character in No One Lives Forever, a computer game
  • 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, Arash (and variants) is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian oral tradition and folklore(Shahnameh).

    Military

  • Archer (tank destroyer), the British tank destroyer
  • HMS Archer, name of seven ships of the Royal Navy
  • 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

    Other uses

  • Archer River, a river in Cape York Peninsula, Australia
  • Archer, Florida, a city in the United States
  • Archer, Nebraska
  • "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    

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