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An archer is someone who practices
archery . Examples of archers can be found at theList 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
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Archer (surname)
*Anne Archer , American actress
*Brenda Archer , Guyanese high jumper
*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)
* Tony Archer, AustralianNational Rugby League referee
*Violet Archer , composer
*William Archer (critic)
*William S. Archer (1789-1855), Virginian politicianFictional characters
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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 , emissary of the Gorgonites
*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 )
*Danny Archer , a character portrayed by Leonardo Di Caprio in the movie "Blood Diamond"
* Several related characters in thePhilip K. Dick novel "The Transmigration of Timothy Archer "Military
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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 AfghanistanAviation
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Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance , an aerial imaging system
*Piper Archer , a variant of the Piper Aircraft Cherokee general aviation airplanePlace names
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*Archer River , a river inCape 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 byJeffrey 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 nameSchütze , meaning "shooter" or "rifleman"
*Archer Bible , a translation of the Bible
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