The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bowman \Bow"man\, n. (Naut.)
   The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bowman \Bow"man\, n.; pl. Bowmen.
   A man who uses a bow; an archer.
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         The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen
         and bowmen.                              --Jer. iv. 29.
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   Bowman's root. (Bot.) See Indian physic, under Indian.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bowman
    n 1: a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow [syn:
         archer, bowman]