oarsman
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈɔrzˌmən/
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remero
- During the regatta, every oarsman in the team played a crucial role in securing their victory.
Examples
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As an avid competitor, he trained daily to become the fastest oarsman in his rowing club.
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There was an American of Irish family who was a noted oarsman.
Academic text (1997) -
Each injured track and field athlete missed an average of eight months' training, whereas each injured oarsman missed an average of two months' training.
Academic text (1991) -
"And can you read the sign when you see it?" the other oarsman in the boat asked me, his tone amused.
Fiction book (2002) -
Your son's a good oarsman, but the boat's faster with kimball in stroke.
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My dad, who must serve simultaneously as brother, oarsman, and priest, blesses the land and loads the boat.
Academic text (2008) -
He looked down at Josie Montez, now just another oarsman earning his keep.
Fiction book (1994) -
The oarsman rounded the bend, the sun below the trees, we unrolled our sleeping bags on the cushions that covered the bottom of the punt, pulled down the remaining sections of the cover, and went to sleep.
Academic text (1997) -
The crew raced to finish the course, and their best oarsman propelled them forward with powerful strokes of his oar.
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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8.4
A person who rows a small boat with one or two oars
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4.0
A person who rows or guides a small boat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Oarsman comes from two simple parts: oar and man. An oar is the long paddle used to row and man means 'person', so an oarsman is a person who rows a boat, often as part of a crew or in a race.