steerer

[steer-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that steers. steer.

2. Informal.,  a confederate who directs potential customers to a gambling game, brothel, drug seller, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of steerer¹

steer ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

A drummer helps keeps the pace and a steerer keeps the boat on course.

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Adorned with dragon heads and tails, large boats typically hold 20 people — 18 paddlers, one steerer and one drummer, who sets the rhythm for the strokes, like a coxswain.

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There’s also a drummer and steerer on board.

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His presence reverberated through the cramped rooms and crooked hallways as every thug, thief, dealer, con man, and steerer came a little more awake.

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Instead he donned a whistle and took a place on the outside, as one of the steerers.

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