noun

• One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
• (historical, obsolete) The bishop in chess.
• (astrology) Sagittarius.
• A surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation] for a bowman.
• A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.
• A number of places in the United States:
• A city in Alachua County, Florida, named after James T. Archer.
• An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
• An unincorporated community in Curran Township, Sangamon County, Illinois.
• A minor city in O'Brien County, Iowa, named after townsite owner John Archer.
• A census-designated place in Merrick County, Nebraska, named after Robert T. Archer.
• A township in Harrison County, Ohio.
• An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, named after Archer Beasley.
• An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.