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rower

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who rows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A rowing machine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who rows a boat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
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