Meanings
nounoarsman (plural oarsmen)
plural oarsmen
- A person who rows a boat, either alone or with others.
Davidson’s boat had steadied down and the bow oarsman, hurriedly peaking his oar by placing the end in a socket on the side of the boat opposite the thole-pins, had grabbed a harpoon and was bracing himself for the throw.
1961, Tom Mead, Killers of Eden, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 7Synonyms: rower
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who rows a boat, either alone or with others.
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Origin
- Englishoar
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishoarsman
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APA
oarsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oarsman
MLA
“oarsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oarsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oarsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oarsman.
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