sculler
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈskʌlər/
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remero
- The boat to really watch in this event is Tideway Scullers with two of the world's premier scullers in the boat.
Examples
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After years of training, she became an accomplished sculler who competed at the national level.
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In which year did a Harvard sculler out-row an Oxford man at Henley?
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Local scullers Greg Stone and Chip Matthes of the Cambridge Boat Club are expected to have strong performances this year.
Blog text (14) -
Instead, he assembled a team of scullers, or rowers, who were trained to row together to act synchronously for maximum impact.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Club Women's Singles will be a Boston showdown as four of the top five bow numbers belong to local scullers.
Blog text (14) -
I think Tideway Scullers will be a class apart, but behind them it'll be a real bun-fight between the other crews mentioned above.
Blog text (17) -
The experienced sculler expertly maneuvered the boat through the calm waters of the river.
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During the competition, each sculler synchronized their strokes to gain an advantage over the others.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who uses oars to move a boat, often for sport
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2.8
A man who rows or steers a boat to carry people across water
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4.4
A person who rows a boat, often in a team
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4.0
A person who rows or guides a small boat
A woman who rows a boat, often as a sport
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sculler comes from scull, which means an 'oar' or the action of moving a boat with a small oar. So a sculler is simply a kind of rower — a person who rows a boat, often alone, using one or two sculls.