Archer
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An archer is someone who practices archery. Examples of archers can be found at the List of notable archers article.
Archer can also refer to:
- Archer (surname)
- Anne Archer, American actress
- Colin Archer, Naval Architect* 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
- Iain Archer, Irish musician
- James Archer, Scottish painter
- James J. Archer, American Civil War Confederate general
- Jeffrey Archer, British author, former politician
- Johnny Archer, American professional pool player
- Richard Archer, English singer/songwriter, frontman of UK band Hard-Fi.
- Tasmin Archer, English soul/pop/rock singer
- Thomas Archer, English Baroque architect
- Thomas Archer (pastoralist)
- William Archer (critic)
- William S. Archer (1789-1855), Virginian politician
- Cate Archer, the main character in No One Lives Forever, a computer game
- Danny Archer, a character portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Blood Diamond (film)
- Frank Archer, a soldier in the Fullmetal Alchemist anime
- Jonathan Archer, the captain in the television show Star Trek: Enterprise
- Lew Archer, a private detective in series of novels by Ross MacDonald (named in honor of the The Maltese Falcon character)
- Miles Archer, the partner of detective Sam Spade in the movie The Maltese Falcon
- Sean Archer, a character portrayed by John Travolta/Nicolas Cage in the movie Face/Off
- Archer (Marvel Comics), an X-Factor (comics) character in Marvel Comics
- Archer (DC Comics), an enemy of Superman who appears in DC Comics.
- Archer (Fate/stay night), a character from the Fate/stay night anime
- Archer, a Gorgonite from Small Soldiers
- Archer (tank destroyer), 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 (ARCHER Artillery System), an international partnership to develop the next generation self-propelled artillery system for Sweden and Denmark
- Operation Archer, Canadian Forces supporting the ISAF and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan
- Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance, an aerial imaging system
- Piper Archer, a variant of the Piper Aircraft Cherokee general aviation airplane
- Archer River, a river in Cape York Peninsula, Australia
- Archer, Florida, a city in the United States
- 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 Jeffrey Archer to Monica Coghlan
- Archer (band), hailing from Santa Cruz, California
- Archer Grand Prix cycle race, an international cycle race held annually in Britain for over 50 years
- Archer Road Club, a London-based cycling club
- Archer, the anglicized version of the German name Schütze, meaning "shooter" or "rifleman".
- Archer Bible, a translation of the Bible