# bowman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbəʊmən/ · frequency rank #15,762

## Definitions
1. A man who uses a bow; an archer.

## Etymology
From Middle English boweman, bouman, boughman, equivalent to bow + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **Bozeman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowman-vs-bozeman)
- **Bowen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowman)
- **bogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogan-vs-bowman)
- **batman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batman-vs-bowman)
- **Bowden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowden-vs-bowman)
- **barman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barman-vs-bowman)
- **Bogdan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogdan-vs-bowman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbowman`, `bomwan`, `bowamn`, `bowmann`, `bowmman`, `bowmna`, `bowwman`, `bwoman`, `obwman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bowman