oarsman

[awrz-muhn, ohrz-]

noun

plural

oarsmen 

1. a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.

oarsman

/ ˈɔːzmən /

noun

1. a man who rows, esp one who rows in a racing boat

Other Word Forms

• oarsmanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oarsman¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; oar + 's ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

“I mean, he epitomizes what it takes to be a successful oarsman or oarswoman.”

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The oil on canvas shows an oarsman in a top hat rowing his skiff on languid waters.

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The oarsmen felt ropes of kelp fouling their strokes with each pull.

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None of the oarsmen, for example, was permitted on the ledge to witness the exchange of fire.

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Their fate wasn’t discovered until 1808, when the captain of an American merchant ship anchored just off Pitcairn Island heard a local oarsman speaking “crisp and proper English.”

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