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strokesman

strokesman noun: the member of a rowing team who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.

Noun

strokesman (plural strokesmen)

  1. The member of a rowing team who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.
    • He arrived at last before our bench, and stopping with a ferocious air he ordered the strokesmen to cease rowing1757, Jean Marteilhe, Autobiography of a French Protestant

Forms of strokesman

pluralstrokesmen

Origin of strokesman

From strokes + -man or stroke + -s- + -man.

Questions about strokesman

What does strokesman mean?
Strokesman means the member of a rowing team who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.
What part of speech is strokesman?
Strokesman is a noun.
What is the plural of strokesman?
The plural of strokesman is strokesmen.

Words near strokesman in the dictionary

  1. strokes of luck
  2. strokes of work
  3. strokes out
  4. strokes someone's ego
  5. strokeside
  6. strokesman
  7. strokesmen
  8. strokest
  9. stroketh
  10. stroketomics
  11. stroking

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