different between rower vs frower

English

Etymology

From Middle English rower, rowere, roware, equivalent to row +? -er. Cognate with Dutch roeier (“rower”), Danish roer (“rower”), Norwegian roer (“rower”). Compare also Old English r?wend (“rower”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????.?(?)/

Noun

rower (plural rowers)

1. One who rows.
   • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Chapter VI

     It had been a sort of race hitherto, and the rowers, with set teeth and compressed lips, had pulled stroke for stroke.

2. A rowing machine.
   • 1988, Richard Allen Winett, Ageless athletes (page 65)

     Aerobic and weight training sessions should also complement each other. For example, on a day you work your upper body with weights, you can use a rower for aerobics.

Translations

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch rover, from Middle Dutch rôvere. Equivalent to roof +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r???.v?r/

Noun

rower (plural rowers, diminutive rowertjie)

1. robber, bandit

Polish

Etymology

From the name of the British company English Rover.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?.v?r/

Noun

rower m inan

1. bicycle, bike

Declension

Descendants

• ? Belarusian: ?????? (róvar)
• ? Ukrainian: ?????? (róver)
• ? Yiddish: ???????? (rover)

Further reading

• rower in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

Compare frow and British dialect frommard.

Noun

frower (plural frowers)

1. A froe or frow (cleaving tool).