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bowman

noun

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as in oarsman

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Recent Examples of bowman At 34 yards, the bowman sent a Rage 2-blade, 100-grain broadhead arrow through the deer’s chest. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025 The aid included a task force leader, three boat operators, three boat bowmen and three boat support personnel. — Nbc News, NBC news, 8 July 2025 In 2004, a lone bowman tried to shoot down a coast guard helicopter, and two years later the Sentinelese killed a pair of Indian crab fishermen who drifted ashore. — Alex Perry, Outside Online, 24 July 2019

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Noun

While Viking sagas mention rhythmic chants to aid oarsmen, the dramatic, coordinated movements seen today bear little resemblance to actual Viking rowing techniques.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Nonetheless, killing such huge creatures was exceptionally risky—and not just for the oarsmen and harpooners in the boats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of oarsman

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The ship is regularly sailed and rowed, and on select outings visitors can even take an oar themselves—making Tønsberg one of the few places where World Cup fans can find out just how much harder the real thing is than the stadium version.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
But the man would not let go, would not grab the oar, and he and the girl were swept away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of oar

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Gregory served as a crewman on the Wizard, owned and operated by Keith, from 2018 to 2022.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
The acclaimed author of The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf brings erudition and flair to Forster’s peripatetic career as teenaged crewman on Captain Cook’s global voyage.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of crewman

Noun

The Los Gatos squad was comprised of Luke DeGraff (Los Gatos), Julian Weinstein (Los Gatos), Tristan Carpenter (Menlo-Atherton) and Declan McInerney (Los Gatos) with coxswain Kaira Yoo (Los Gatos).

— Phil Jensen, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
In May 1971, his wife’s father, Henry Fletcher, enlisted in the Navy to become a riverine boat coxswain, and in June 1975, his wife, Bobbie, enlisted in the Navy as a cryptologic technician.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

Definition of coxswain

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