noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 2
A rowing machine.
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noun
Meaning 3
someone who rows a boat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oarsman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boatman, boater, waterman
Narrower terms: oarswoman, sculler, stroke
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
avarçı
— person who rows a boat
Azerbaijani:
avarçəkən
— person who rows a boat
Azerbaijani:
kürəkçi
— person who rows a boat
Bulgarian:
гребец
(grebec)
— person who rows a boat
Catalan:
remador
— person who rows a boat
Catalan:
remer
— person who rows a boat
Chinese Mandarin:
划手
(huáshǒu)
— person who rows a boat
Czech:
veslař
— person who rows a boat
Esperanto:
remisto
— person who rows a boat
Finnish:
soutaja
— person who rows a boat
French:
rameur
— person who rows a boat
Galician:
remador
— person who rows a boat
Galician:
remeiro
— person who rows a boat
Georgian:
მენიჩბე
(meničbe)
— person who rows a boat
German:
Ruderer
— person who rows a boat
Greek:
κωπηλάτης
(kopilátis)
— person who rows a boat
Ancient Greek:
ἐρέτης
(erétēs)
— person who rows a boat
Hebrew:
חוֹתֵר
(khoter)
— person who rows a boat
Hebrew:
מְשׁוֹטָאי
(meshotay)
— person who rows a boat
Hungarian:
evezős
— person who rows a boat
Irish:
iomróir
— person who rows a boat
Italian:
rematore
— person who rows a boat
Italian:
rematrice
— person who rows a boat
Latin:
rēmex
— person who rows a boat
Macedonian:
веслач
(veslač)
— person who rows a boat
Māori:
kaihoe
— person who rows a boat
Norwegian Bokmål:
roer
— person who rows a boat
Old English:
rōwend
— person who rows a boat
Polish:
wioślarz
— person who rows a boat
Polish:
wioślarka
— person who rows a boat
Polish:
bębniarz
— person who rows a boat
Portuguese:
remador
— person who rows a boat
Portuguese:
remeiro
— person who rows a boat
Romanian:
vâslaș
— person who rows a boat
Romanian:
vâslitor
— person who rows a boat
Romanian:
canotor
— person who rows a boat
Russian:
гребе́ц
(grebéc)
— person who rows a boat
Southern Altai:
кайыкчы
(kayïkčï)
— person who rows a boat
Spanish:
remero
— person who rows a boat
Spanish:
remador
— person who rows a boat
Spanish:
boga
— person who rows a boat
Spanish:
bogador
— person who rows a boat
Spanish:
alier (desus.)
— person who rows a boat
Tagalog:
manggagaod
— person who rows a boat
Turkish:
kürekçi
— person who rows a boat
Ottoman Turkish:
كوركجی
(kürekci)
— person who rows a boat