rower

noun

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”).

1. One who rows.

   “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.”

2. A rowing machine.

   “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.”