Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stroke-oar or stroke.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Rowing) The man who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The member of a
rowing team who rows theaftermost oar , and whosestroke is to be followed by the rest.
Etymologies
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strokes + -man
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Examples
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The strokesman of my boat fell shot in the brain, and two others were seriously wounded in the arm and leg.
A Sailor of King George Frederick Hoffman
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"Don't speak too fast," said the strokesman of the boat; "whether he get your iron or not, here he comes in chase!"
The Pilot James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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