rower

noun

Definition of rowernext
as in oarsman
a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars the racing shell carries four rowers and a coxswain

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  1. oarsman
  2. oar
  3. sailor
  4. mariner
Noun
  • Hundreds of refugees began rushing the rowboats; once those were filled, the oarsmen, worried about capsizing and afraid of being stranded, began beating people back.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
  • Elsewhere in Europe, graphic designer Tormod Fjeld uncovered Bronze Age rock paintings of an animal, a boat with oarsmen and several human figures while hiking in southeastern Norway.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
Definition of oarsman
Noun
  • Often seen in their typical garb of a striped top and straw hat navigating a single oar, gondoliers were once a community of thousands in Venice.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Ready oar not Their first team gathering occurred in April 2023 in Redwood City, California for their first training row.
    Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of oar
Noun
  • The shifts are likely to result in an overall decrease in the total number of U.S. troops in the Middle East, largely because an aircraft carrier contains as many as 5,000 sailors.
    DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The Cup’s foiling monohulls all proved to be technical marvels, with complex foils and sails and a secretive web of mechatronics developed by each team that are triggered by button pushes from the sailors.
    George Allen, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of sailor
Noun
  • The National Weather Service has issued a gale warning and high surf advisory across the coast in Northern California, calling the ocean conditions hazardous, especially for inexperienced mariners and those operating small vessels.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Third-party ship management is a growing part of the maritime industry, said Capt. Ashok Pandey, a master mariner and associate professor of maritime business at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of mariner
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