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Rower

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who rows.

    "It had been a sort of race hitherto, and the rowers, with set teeth and compressed lips, had pulled stroke for stroke."

  2. 2
    someone who rows a boat wordnet
  3. 3
    A rowing machine.

    "Aerobic and weight training sessions should also complement each other. For example, on a day you work your upper body with weights, you can use a rower for aerobics."

Etymology

From Middle English rower, rowere, roware, equivalent to row + -er. Cognate with Dutch roeier (“rower”), Danish roer (“rower”), Norwegian roer (“rower”). Compare also Old English rōwend (“rower”).

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