different between rower vs grower

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.

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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

grow +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???o??/

Noun

grower (plural growers)

1. A farmer; one who grows things.

   He was an orange grower from Florida.

2. Something that grows.

   These flowers are fast growers
3. Someone or something who becomes more likeable over time. (Especially used of music.) [from 1990s]

   I didn't like the song at first, but it is a real grower.
4. (slang) A man whose penis increases in size significantly when erect. [from 1990s]

   Antonym: shower

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