Scythian bowmen on gold plaque from Kul oba kurgan, in Crimea, fourth century BC.

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Archer can also refer to:

People

• Archer (surname)
• Anne Archer, American actress
• 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
• Jeffrey Archer, British author, former politician
• Johnny Archer, American professional pool player
• Thomas Archer, English Baroque architect
• William S. Archer (1789-1855), Virginian politician

The surname Archer is a Norman-French occupational name, although often perceived to be of English origin, denoting one skilled in bowmanship. ... Anne Archer Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an Academy Award nominated American movie and TV actress. ... Frederick Scott Archer (1813-1857) invented the photographic collodion process which preceded the modern gelatin emulsion. ... Geoffrey Archer is a fiction writer from London, UK. He specialises in military adventures and spy thrillers. ... Gleason Archer, Sr. ... Gleason Leonard Archer (May 22, 1916 – April 27, 2004) was a Biblical scholar, theologian, educator, and author. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... James Archer (1823-1904) was a portrait-painter, born in Edinburgh. ... James Jay Archer (December 19, 1817 – October 24, 1864) was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican War and in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. ... Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is a British best-selling author and politician. ... Johnny Archer (born 12 November 1968 in Spring Hill, Florida, USA) is an American professional pool player. ... Look up pool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Thomas Archer (1668-1743) was an English baroque architect. ... William Segar Archer (March 5, 1789– March 28, 1855) was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician from Amelia County, Virginia. ...

Fictional characters

• Cate Archer, the main character in the PC FPS No One Lives Forever.
• Danny Archer, character portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Blood Diamond (film)
• Frank Archer, a soldier in the Fullmetal Alchemist anime
• Jonathan Archer, captain of the first Starship Enterprise
• Lew Archer, private detective in series of novels by Ross MacDonald (named in honor of the The Maltese Falcon character)
• Miles Archer, partner of detective Sam Spade in the movie The Maltese Falcon
• Sean Archer, character portrayed by John Travolta/Nicolas Cage in the movie Face/Off
• Archer (Marvel Comics), X-Factor (comics) character in Marvel Comics
• Archer (Fate/stay night), character from the Fate/stay night anime

Catherine Ann Archer, better known as Cate Archer, is a video game character in the No One Lives Forever game series. ... No One Lives Forever, commonly abbreviated NOLF, is the name of a computer game and video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Fox Interactive. ... Blood Diamond is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 film directed and produced by Edward Zwick. ... Members of the State Military. ... Jonathan Archer is a fictional character and the main character of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Lew Archer is a fictional character created by Ross Macdonald. ... Actors Bogart, Lorre, Astor and Greenstreet in The Maltese Falcon (1941) The Maltese Falcon (1930) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett that has been adapted several times for the cinema. ... Face/Off is a 1997 film directed by John Woo starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. ... It has been suggested that X-Factor Investigations be merged into this article or section. ... Archer Archer is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel and anime series Fate/stay night by TYPE-MOON. He is the Servant of one of the series main heroines, Rin Tōsaka. ...

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

The SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer was a British anti-tank vehicle (tank destroyer) used during World War II based on the Valentine chassis. ... Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Archer. ... HMAS Archer (P-86) was an Attack-class patrol boat built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 2 December 1967 and commissioned on 15 May 1968. ... The Vympel R-73 (NATO reporting name AA-11 Archer) is the most modern Russian short-range air-to-air missile. ... The ARCHER Artillery System is an international project aimed at developing a next generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Denmark. ... Operation Archer is the Canadian Forces contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from February 2006 in the region of Khandahar with around 2,300 personnel. ...

Other uses

• Archer River, one of the best-known rivers in Cape York Peninsula, Australia
• Archer, Radio Shack's former brand for audio and radio/TV products
• 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
• The Archer, a special sandwich made by Phillie Subs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of large narrow strips of beef with apples and lettuce added on top.
• 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

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