Rower
['roɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who rows with an oar.
Edited by Josie
Examples
- But so far as the sailors go, we have to distinguish between the mere rower and the navigating and shipowning seamen of such ports as Tyre and Sidon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I've got two shots left, Gurt, so, if that boat comes too near, I'll try to pick off one of the rowers. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Meanwhile, their boat, impelled by the rowers with the energy of despair, had rounded the breakwater, and was rapidly sweeping inward to the land. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Editor: Tamara