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rower

ro·wer

UK/ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/ US/ˈroʊɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

someone who rows a boat

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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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