Archer
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An archer is someone who practices archery.
Archer can also refer to:
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[edit] A person
- Archer (surname)
- James Archer, Scottish painter
- James J. Archer, American Civil War Confederate general
- Jeffrey Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare, British author and former politician
- Geoffrey Archer, British author of military thrillers
- William S. Archer (1789-1855), Virginian politician
- Gleason Archer Jr, American Theologian
- Gleason Archer, Sr., founder of Suffolk University
- Thomas Archer, English Baroque architect
- Anne Archer, American actress
[edit] A fictional character
- Jonathan Archer, captain of the first Starship Enterprise
- Lew Archer, private detective in series of novels by Ross MacDonald (Named in honor of the The Maltese Falcon character)
- Miles Archer, partner of detective Sam Spade in the movie The Maltese Falcon
- Sean Archer, character portrayed by John Travolta/Nicholas Cage in the movie Face/Off
- Archer, X-Factor character in Marvel Comics
- Archer, character from the Fate/stay night anime
- Frank Archer, a soldier in the Fullmetal Alchemist anime
[edit] A military designation
- Archer, the British tank destroyer
- HMS Archer, name of seven ships of the Royal Navy
- HMAS Archer, name of a ship of the Royal Australian Navy
- AA-11 Archer, NATO reporting name of the Vympel R-73 air-to-air missile
- Project ARCHER, an international partnership to develop the next generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Denmark.
[edit] Other uses
- Archer, Radio Shack's former brand for audio and radio/TV products
- Green Archers, the varsity teams of De La Salle University-Manila
- Archer (horse) - an Australian racehorse that won the first two Melbourne Cups.
- Archer, a slab serif typeface with a humanist voice, designed in 2001 by Tobias Frere-Jones, Jonathan Hoefler, and Jesse Ragan for use in Martha Stewart Living magazine.
