rowers

noun

plural of rower
as in oarsmen
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 rowers Among a sea of rowers afterwards was Crown Prince Haakon, heir to Norway’s throne. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Allow somebody to bring their family in here, row, watch the rowers row at sunset. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 The club serves between 75-100 rowers of all ages throughout the season. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 The title was ripped from a speech by Irish rowers Gary and Paul O’Donovan, who claimed the country’s first-ever medals in the sport at the Rio 2016 Olympics and quickly became overnight sensations for their underdog accomplishment. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 June 2026 Along Kelly Drive, runners, bikers and rowers are enduring record-breaking temperatures. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 19 May 2026 The University of Texas lists 21 rowers who are international students on their women’s rowing roster. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowers
  1. oarsmen
  2. oars
  3. sailors
  4. mariners
Noun
  • 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
  • There’s no keel, so the skilled oarsmen work hard to steer them with each stroke.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of oarsmen
Noun
  • On a Boston escalator, a few people pull imaginary oars, and the commuters around them reach for an oar of their own.
    — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
  • Where the Battle of the Gullet struggles isn’t to do with how handmade the gunwales are, nor how battered the oars.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
Definition of oars
Noun
  • Following the deaths of several sailors in recent attacks , tanker captains and their insurers are expected to remain far more cautious about transiting the Strait.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • More women are joining the new generation of sailors, paddlers and voyagers.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of sailors
Noun
  • Passed in 1920, the Jones Act requires that all shipments by water within the United States, including by ocean, be made on ships that are built in America, owned by American companies, and crewed by American mariners.
    — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Whereas attacks on mariners from other countries, including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, have been widely reported, the killing of Mexican seafarers has gone unacknowledged by the Mexican government — and largely unnoticed internationally.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of mariners

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