/ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/
OriginFrom Middle English rower, rowere, roware, equivalent to row + -er. Cognate with Dutch roeier (“rower”), Danish roer (“rower”), Norwegian roer (“rower”). Compare also Old English rōwend (“rower”).
- One who rows.
“It had been a sort of race hitherto, and the rowers, with set teeth and compressed lips, had pulled stroke for stroke.”
“Upon her deck were rowers with dream-made oars, and the rowers were the people of men’s fancies, and princes of old story and people who had died, and people who had never been.”
- A rowing machine.
“Aerobic and weight training sessions should also complement each other. For example, on a day you work your upper body with weights, you can use a rower for aerobics.”
Formsrowers(plural)