oarsman

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

oarsman
    n 1: someone who rows a boat [syn: {oarsman}, {rower}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Oarsman \Oars"man\ ([=o]rz"man), n.; pl. {Oarsmen} (-men).
   One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.
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         At the prow of the boat, rose one of the oarsmen.
                                                  --Longfellow.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "oarsman":
      bargee, bargeman, barger, boat-handler, boater, boatman, boatsman,
      ferrier, ferryman, galley slave, gondolier, lighterman, oar,
      punter, rower, waterman, yachter, yachtsman

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