rower
/ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who rows.
noun
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
From 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”).
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/