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SCULLER
sculler
(noun) someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sculler (plural scullers)
One who sculls; an athlete who participates in sculling races.
A boat rowed by one person with two sculls, or short oars.
Synonyms
• (athlete): rower
• (boat): scull
Anagrams
• Cullers, cruells, cullers
Source: Wiktionary
Scull"er, n.
1. A boat rowed by one man with two sculls, or short oars. [R.] Dryden.
2. One who sculls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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