oarsman
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
Origin of oarsman
1Other words from oarsman
- oars·man·ship, noun
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How to use oarsman in a sentence
At the Universities, about this date, various prizes were established, all of which gave a stimulus to oarsmanship.
Boating | W. B. WoodgateHis own oarsmanship has become mechanical, and is reproduced stroke after stroke without a distinct volition.
Boating | W. B. WoodgateNothing does more to spoil the standard of junior oarsmanship in a club than neglect of this nature.
Boating | W. B. WoodgateMore than one master of oarsmanship has declared that good pair-oar rowing is the acme of oarsmanship.
Boating | W. B. WoodgateThe tiro in oarsmanship requires instruction from the outset; the sooner he is taught, the more likely is he to become proficient.
Boating | W. B. Woodgate
British Dictionary definitions for oarsman
/ (ˈɔːzmən) /
a man who rows, esp one who rows in a racing boat
Derived forms of oarsman
- oarsmanship, noun
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