How to pronounce toxophilite
American English pronunciation
tok-SOF-uh-lite
- IPA
- /tɑkˈsɑfəˌlaɪt/
- Syllables
- tok · SOF · uh · lite (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What toxophilite means
A person who loves archery or is skilled at it
In a sentence: My aunt is a true toxophilite who practices with her bow every weekend.
Where it comes from: It comes from Toxophilus, the title of a 1545 book on archery by Roger Ascham. He built the title from Greek words to mean lover of the bow.
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