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oarsman

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oars·man  (ôrzmn, rz-)
n.
A man who rows, especially an expert in rowing; a rower.
oarsman [ˈɔːzmən]
n pl -men
(Team Sports / Rowing) a man who rows, esp one who rows in a racing boat
oarsmanship  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oarsman - someone who rows a boatoarsman - someone who rows a boat              
rower
boatman, waterman, boater - someone who drives or rides in a boat
oarswoman - a woman oarsman
sculler - someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
stroke - the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
Translations
oarsman [ˈɔːzmən] N (oarsmen (pl)) → remero m
oarsman [ˈɔːrzmən] n
(SPORT) → rameur m
[galley] → rameur m
oarsman
n → Ruderer m
oarsman [ˈɔːzmən] n (-men (pl)) → rematore m (Sport) → vogatore m
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Patient of toil, not to be disheartened by impediments and disappointments, fertile in expedients, and versed in every mode of humoring and conquering the wayward current, they would ply every exertion, sometimes in the boat, sometimes on shore, sometimes in the water, however cold; always alert, always in good humor; and, should they at any time flag or grow weary, one of their popular songs, chanted by a veteran oarsman, and responded to in chorus, acted as a never- failing restorative.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
He would say the most terrific things to his crew, in a tone so strangely compounded of fun and fury, and the fury seemed so calculated merely as a spice to the fun, that no oarsman could hear such queer invocations without pulling for dear life, and yet pulling for the mere joke of the thing.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
He had no theory with regard to cold bathing or the use of Indian clubs; he was neither an oarsman, a rifleman, nor a fencer--he had never had time for these amusements--and he was quite unaware that the saddle is recommended for certain forms of indigestion.
The American by James, Henry View in context
 
 
 
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