backrower

backrower

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English backrow
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English backrower

    From backrow + -er.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    backrower (plural backrowers)

    1. (sports, cricket) A reserve player on a team; a member of the back row or back bench
      • 2009 January 30, AAP, “Crocker's English visa rejected”, in Herald Sun‎[1]:
        Test backrower Crocker, 28, had hinted that he would consider retiring if the three-year English deal fell through.
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