rower

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”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/

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rower (plural rowers)

1. One who rows.
   • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Chapter VI

     It had been a sort of race hitherto, and the rowers, with set teeth and compressed lips, had pulled stroke for stroke.

2. A rowing machine.
   • 1988, Richard Allen Winett, Ageless athletes (page 65)

     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.

From Dutch rover, from Middle Dutch rôvere. Equivalent to roof +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʊə̯.vər/

rower (plural rowers, diminutive rowertjie)

1. robber, bandit

Genericized trademark of the British company Rover.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.vɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ɔvɛr
• Syllabification: ro‧wer

rower m inan (diminutive rowerek)

1. bicycle, bike

• → Belarusian: ро́вар (róvar)
• → Ukrainian: ро́вер (róver)
• → Yiddish: ראָווער‎ (rover)

• rower in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rower in Polish dictionaries at PWN