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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who rows a boat [syn: oarsman, rower]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1701 one who rows especially in a racing crew • oarsmanship noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -men; fem. oarswoman, pl. -women) a rower. Derivatives: oarsmanship n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Oarsman Oars"man ([=o]rz"man), n.; pl. Oarsmen (-men). One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower. At the prow of the boat, rose one of the oarsmen. --Longfellow.

Moby Thesaurus

bargee, bargeman, barger, boat-handler, boater, boatman, boatsman, ferrier, ferryman, galley slave, gondolier, lighterman, oar, punter, rower, waterman, yachter, yachtsman