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Meaning of toxophilite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/tɒkˈsɒfɪlʌɪt/

Definitions

Someone keen on or an expert at archery; a lover or practitioner of archery.

Examples

“Here the gardens of the place encroached with a somewhat wide sweep upon the paddock, and gave ample room for the doings of the toxophilites. Miss Thorne got together such daughters of Diana as could bend a bow, and marshalled them to the targets.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

toxophily toxophore toxoplasma toxoplasmastasis toxoplasmosis toxopneustid