Archer

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An archer is someone who practices archery.

Archer can also mean:

Contents 1 A person 2 A fictional character 3 A military designation 4 Other uses

[change] A person

• Archer (surname)
• Anne Archer, American actress
• Frederick Scott Archer British pioneer of photography
• Geoffrey Archer, British author of military thrillers
• Gleason Archer, Sr., founder of Suffolk University
• Gleason Archer Jr, American Theologian
• James Archer, Scottish painter
• James J. Archer, American Civil War Confederate general
• Jeffrey Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare, British author, former politician
• Thomas Archer, English Baroque architect
• William S. Archer (1789-1855), Virginian politician
• Iain Archer , Irish musician

[change] 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/Nicolas 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
• Danny Archer, character portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Blood Diamond

[change] 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.

[change] Other uses

• Archer River, one of the best-known rivers in Cape York Peninsula, Australia
• 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 (typeface), a typeface by American type designers Hoefler & Frere-Jones.
• An Archer, English slang for the amount of £2000, the sum allegedly given by Jeffery Archer to Monica Coghlan.
• The Archer, A special sandwich made by Phillie Subs in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of large narrow strips of beef with apples and lettuce added on top.
• Archer (band) A band hailing from Santa Cruz