sculler

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who propels a boat with a pair of sculls, especially in competitive rowing

   The sculler kept both blades level as the racing shell gathered speed.

2. 2
   noun

   a narrow boat rowed by one person using two sculls

   A lone sculler crossed the river before the passenger boats appeared.

Formed from scull + the agent suffix -er. It first names a person who sculls, using a pair of short oars, and by extension can also name the one-person boat used in sculling.

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