crossbowman

crossbowman
/kraws"boh"meuhn, -boh'-, kros"-/, n., pl. crossbowmen.
1. (in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a crossbow.
2. a person equipped with or skilled in the use of a crossbow.
[1490-1500; CROSSBOW + -MAN]

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