as in oarsman
a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars
the racing shell carries four rowers and a coxswain
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Recent Examples of rower
For rowers, this is the big moment.
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Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Fall delivers foliage, the return of college students, football season, and the Head of the Charles Regatta in October, drawing rowers from across the globe to the banks of the Charles River.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
While four rowers take turns on the boat, another two will follow in an RV to support, tagging in when the on-board athletes need a break.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Just inside, the 1,500-square-foot fitness studio makes the most of the same vantage point, with floor-to-ceiling windows, Peloton bikes, rowers, and space for yoga.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Back-rower Abi Burton had to lock for the first time, 19-year-old back-rower Demelza Short debuted, and Emma Sing got a shot at fullback, bumping Ellie Kildunne to the wing.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
For much of the year, DuPont and fellow coach John Cavanaugh oversee rowers inside.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Brittin is also a former Olympic rower, having represented Great Britain in 1988.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Athletes seeking their new professional passion upon retirement should be looking out for a good energy match, the champion rower advises.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Fall delivers foliage, the return of college students, football season, and the Head of the Charles Regatta in October, drawing rowers from across the globe to the banks of the Charles River.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
While four rowers take turns on the boat, another two will follow in an RV to support, tagging in when the on-board athletes need a break.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Just inside, the 1,500-square-foot fitness studio makes the most of the same vantage point, with floor-to-ceiling windows, Peloton bikes, rowers, and space for yoga.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Back-rower Abi Burton had to lock for the first time, 19-year-old back-rower Demelza Short debuted, and Emma Sing got a shot at fullback, bumping Ellie Kildunne to the wing.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
For much of the year, DuPont and fellow coach John Cavanaugh oversee rowers inside.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Brittin is also a former Olympic rower, having represented Great Britain in 1988.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Athletes seeking their new professional passion upon retirement should be looking out for a good energy match, the champion rower advises.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rower
Noun
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There’s no keel, so the skilled oarsmen work hard to steer them with each stroke.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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In Outbound, 2023, oarsmen paddle a boat out to sea, escorted by sinister seagulls.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When winds aren’t favorable, Kroehnke can still use a pair of oars to paddle along in his tiny ride.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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Like a talisman, anchoring to the here and now, to both the present tense and the constant, impermeability of time, where this one moment, this one oar dipping into water in a lake, is happening now, to me, to you, but also always, but also everywhere.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Well, for me, as a sailor, that’s a warning.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 May 2026
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Australian professional sailor Glenn Ashby is a two-time winner of the America’s Cup with Team New Zealand.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Hundreds of vessels and thousands of mariners are still stranded in and around the strait, where traffic had flowed freely for decades before the Iran war broke out.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Their count includes eight mariners killed at sea.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Rower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rower. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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