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sculler

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who sculls; an athlete who participates in sculling races.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A boat rowed by one person with two sculls, or short oars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1675, John Dryden, The Mistaken Husband, London: J. Magnes and R. Bentley, Act III, p. 33, Alas! the Story's short: Your Father’s dead. He would needs take water in a Sculler; And to save part of the Charges, going to row, overturned the Boat upon a Buoy [...]

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3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: oarsman, rower

History

Etymology

From scull + -er.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Ruderer — one who sculls