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oarsman
Part of speech: NounOne who is skilled in rowing a boat.
Usage examples "oarsman":- Next behind him and somewhat below him sat his zygite, or oarsman of the second bank; and next below and behind the zygite sat the thalamite, or oarsman of the lowest bank. - "Boating", W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason.
- This nut- shell was easily transported across the narrow slip of land that separates the bay from the ocean, and though the surf moans so hoarsely, it is easily passed by a steady and dexterous oarsman. - "The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas", James Fenimore Cooper.
- Yet Herbert, as the best oarsman there and also as the loyal friend of the missing lad, assumed the place Alfy would not take. - "Dorothy on a Ranch", Evelyn Raymond.