ROWER
What does "ROWER" mean?
A person who propels a boat with oars, especially as a sport.
Meanings
- Someone who rows a boat using oars, whether for sport, recreation, or work. Each rower pulled in perfect time with the cox's call.
Word origin
From the verb 'row' (to propel with oars), from Old English 'rowan', of Germanic origin, plus the agent suffix '-er'.
Remember it
A roWER works the OAR-it even hides the letters O-W-E in the middle, like the boat owes its motion to muscle.
A little poem
Facing where she's been,
she rows toward a finish line
she will never see.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why is a rower always looking back? Because in their sport, the only way forward is to face the past.
What it teaches
The rower moves forward by facing backward-some progress is only visible once it's behind you.
Quick facts
What does ROWER mean?
A person who propels a boat with oars, especially as a sport.
Is ROWER a valid word?
Yes — ROWER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ROWER?
ROWER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ROWER come from?
From the verb 'row' (to propel with oars), from Old English 'rowan', of Germanic origin, plus the agent suffix '-er'.
What can ROWER teach us?
The rower moves forward by facing backward-some progress is only visible once it's behind you.
How players do
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