# bowyer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.jə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #48,097

## Definitions
1. A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
2. A person who uses the bow, an archer.

## Etymology
From Middle English bowyere, bowȝere, variant forms of bowere (“bowyer”), equivalent to bow + -yer.

## Easily confused with
- **buyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowyer-vs-buyer)
- **boxer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowyer-vs-boxer)
- **boyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowyer-vs-boyer)
- **browser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowyer-vs-browser)
- **Boer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bowyer)
- **bowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowe-vs-bowyer)
- **bowel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowel-vs-bowyer)
- **Bowie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowyer)
- **Bowen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowyer)
- **bowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowed-vs-bowyer)
- **Bayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bayer-vs-bowyer)
- **boner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boner-vs-bowyer)
- **bower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bower-vs-bowyer)
- **Bowes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowes-vs-bowyer)
- **border** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/border-vs-bowyer)
- **bother** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bother-vs-bowyer)
- **bomber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-bowyer)
- **boiler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiler-vs-bowyer)
- **booker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/booker-vs-bowyer)
- **bowler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowler-vs-bowyer)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbowyer`, `bowwyer`, `bowyerr`, `bowyre`, `bowyyer`, `boywer`, `bwoyer`, `obwyer`

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