English

aim-crier

From aim + crier.

A compound of aim + crier

Latin aestimō ‘to estimate’

Old French esmer ‘to estimate, aim’

Middle English aimen ‘to estimate, guess at, aim’

English aim

Old French crieor

Middle English criour ‘a yeller or crier’

English crier

Today it means

noun One who encouraged an archer by crying "Aim!" when he was about to shoot.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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