"sculler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scullers [plural]
Etymology: scull + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scull|er|id2=agent noun}} scull + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sculler (plural scullers)
  1. One who sculls; an athlete who participates in sculling races. Synonyms (athlete): rower Translations (one who sculls): Ruderer [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-sculler-en-noun-yD2UL57X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'athlete': 79 21 Disambiguation of 'one who sculls': 84 16
  2. A boat rowed by one person with two sculls, or short oars. Synonyms (boat): scull
    Sense id: en-sculler-en-noun-A2cjCKzD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 44 56 Disambiguation of 'boat': 0 100

Inflected forms

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