A person who makes or sells bows, especially the curved wooden weapons used with arrows.
From Old English 'bogere' and Middle English 'bowyere,' derived from 'bow' (the weapon) plus the agent suffix '-er' (one who makes). The term dates back to medieval times when bowyers were important craftspeople.
In medieval times, bowyers were so essential to society that they became guild members with special legal privileges—their skill in selecting and shaping wood determined whether armies would win or lose battles!
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