archère
French, noun/aʁ.ʃɛʁ/
archère is spelled A-R-C-H-È-R-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 117,104th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Archère is a French feminine noun meaning “synonym of archière” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of archer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de meurtrière, ouverture dans une muraille, spécialement adaptée pour le tir à l’arc ou à l’arbalète”.
What does archère mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of archer
- 2
femininesynonym of archière
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de meurtrière, ouverture dans une muraille, spécialement adaptée pour le tir à l’arc ou à l’arbalète. 2. Tireuse à l’arc, ou par extension, à l’arbalète. 3. Sportive qui pratique le tir à l’arc. 4. Celle qui combat avec l’arc.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of archère
- archères plural
- archer masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce archère?
- /aʁ.ʃɛʁ/
- \aʁ.ʃɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is archère in French?
archère appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).