sculler

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)

From scull + -er.

The General discovered that he was an excellent sculler. — Complete Short Works of George Meredith, George Meredith
At last a little sculler called, full of nasty people. — The Journal to Stella, Jonathan Swift
That very night I launched our canoe,--the only vessel left in the cove,--and placing the sail, scullers, and grappling-hook within it, returned to the rancho for clothing. — Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver, Theodore Canot

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