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    ROWER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who rows a boatplay

    Synonyms:

    oarsman; rower

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

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

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

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

    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:

    row (propel with oars)

    Credits


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