Skip to main content

oarsman

/awrz-muhn, ohrz-/US // ˈɔrz mən, ˈoʊrz- //UK // (ˈɔːzmən) //

桨手,划桨手,桨友,桨兵

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural oars·men.

    • : a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • To the worn-out oarsman, it seemed only a few moments later that an insistent grip on his shoulder aroused him.

  • Jake, the better oarsman sat flat in the stern of the round-bottomed craft, paddling with quick, splashless strokes.

  • The little beauty worked “as quick as they could swing the yards,” as the stroke oarsman remarked enthusiastically.

  • We had to row against a strong head wind, and I, who was the principal oarsman, fell sick.

  • The weary oarsman was glad to be relieved from his exhausting task, and promptly obeyed the order.