strokesman

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noun

The member of a rowing team who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.

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Meanings

nounstrokesman (plural strokesmen)

plural strokesmen

  1. The member of a rowing team who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.

    He arrived at last before our bench, and stopping with a ferocious air he ordered the strokesmen to cease rowing

    1757, Jean Marteilhe, Autobiography of a French Protestant

Origin

From strokes + -man or stroke + -s- + -man.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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