back-rower

noun

A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

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Meanings

nounback-rower (plural back-rowers)

plural back-rowers

  1. ball gamesA player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

    With 17 minutes remaining, Townsend opted to freshen up his pack, bringing on props Oli Kebble and WP Nel and back-rower Gary Graham.

    2021 February 6, Graham Bean, “Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years”, in The Scotsman
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APA

back-rower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-rower

MLA

“back-rower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-rower. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-rower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-rower.

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