backrower

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English backrow

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

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.