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rower

The origin and history of rower.

Etymology

Rower comes from Middle English forms such as rower, rowere and roware, built from the verb row plus the agent-forming suffix -er. Related words for a rower turn up in Dutch, Danish and Norwegian, and an older equivalent, rōwend, existed in Old English.

Origin: Middle English

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