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OARSMAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who rows a boat

Synonyms:

oarsman; rower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("oarsman" is a kind of...):

boater; boatman; waterman (someone who drives or rides in a boat)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oarsman"):

oarswoman (a woman oarsman)

sculler (someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward))

stroke (the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew)

Derivation:

oarsmanship (skill as an oarsman)

Credits