as in rowers
a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars
the only oarsman in a rowboat designed for two
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From an outcome perspective, these rowers were synchronizing power and rhythm in perfect alignment.—
Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Oarsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oarsmen. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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