English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Archer Pronunciation
Archer is pronounced AHR-cher, IPA /ˈɑrtʃɝ/.
AHR-cher
US /ˈɑrtʃɝ/ · UK /ˈɑːtʃə/
Syllables: AHR · cher (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A person who shoots with a bow and arrow.
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Archer in a Sentence
- The archer drew back and held her breath.
- Every archer gets six arrows per round.
- He trained as an archer for the re-enactment society.
Common Mispronunciations of Archer
Not AHR-ker
Read the ch as the church sound here. Words taken from Greek harden it to k, but archer came through French and kept the soft one.
Not ahr-CHER
Give AHR the force and let cher fall off the back.
Tip: Archer, archery, and arch all share the church ch, while architect and archaic take the k.
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