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Definition of Oarsman
1. Noun. Someone who rows a boat.
Generic synonyms: Boater, Boatman, Waterman
Specialized synonyms: Oarswoman, Sculler, Stroke
Derivative terms: Oarsmanship, Row
Definition of Oarsman
1. n. One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.
Definition of Oarsman
1. Noun. A man who rows a boat, either alone or with others ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oarsman
1. a person who rows a boat [n OARSMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oarsman
Literary usage of Oarsman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1887)
"THE ACADEMICAL oarsman. " WHAT do you wear that blue ribbon for 1" says the testy
uncle in a popular farce; ..."
2. Frank Forester's Fish and Fishing of the United States and British Provinces by Henry William Herbert (1851)
"THE BOAT AND oarsman, OR GUIDE.—Here you must trust to luck—" first come, first
served." But any person going to the house ..."
3. Toronto: Past and Present: A Handbook of the City by Charles Pelham Mulvany (1884)
"Last fall when the champion oarsman of the world, Edward Hanlan, decided to visit a
... oarsman ..."
4. The Jews and Moors in Spain by Joseph Krauskopf (1886)
"... oarsman.—FAIR CORDOVA.—THE CITY OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES. —NIGHT.—A SE- RENADE.
— OUR DEPARTURE. iT is with the past that we shall commune in these ..."
5. Arthur Richmond Taber by Sydney Richmond Taber (1920)
"John Fitzpatrick, the veteran oarsman and Princeton rowing coach, recently wrote
this statement of his appreciation: As long as the Princeton Rowing ..."
6. Fifty-five Years of Active Ministerial Life by Daniel Kumler Flickinger (1907)
"1883-84—Increasing Responsibility—Misfortunes of the John Brown —Spiritual Results
and New Missionaries—A Prophecy—- Flogged the oarsman—In a Storm. ..."
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