oar
An oarsman; a rower.
Example
“He is a good oar.”
Other meanings
An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
Related words
- oarage
- oarfish
- oarhole
- oarless
- oarlike
- oarlock
- oarswoman
- oarweed
- oary
- stick one's oar in
- eight-oar
- laboring oar
Word history
From Old English "ār".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “oar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.