steersman
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Origin of steersman
First recorded before 1000; Middle English steresman, Old English stēoresmann, equivalent to stēor “steering, helm” ( see steer 1) + -es 's 1 + man man
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The narrator is portrayed as the junior steersman.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Once, it was a happy little Greek term for a steersman, adapted in the 1940s by scientists describing the interaction between humans and machines: cybernetics.
From BBC ● May 19, 2017
It looks like Marvel’s found their new franchise steersman.
From Time ● Mar. 23, 2015
Adam Bielamowicz, a tenor, was a bright steersman.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2013
But when Luiz, the steersman in Roosevelt’s canoe, took his ax and chopped into the hollow of the tree, Roosevelt could see a waxy formation.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
All rigging whole and all hands well, we rested, letting the wind and steersmen work the ships, for five days; on the fifth we made the delta.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
The first day was a trial to the patience of the steersmen.
From Through Finland in Carts by Mrs. (Ethel) Alec-Tweedie
So much depends on the skill, and dexterity, and intelligence of these steersmen, that they have always double pay.
From Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
As darkness deepened the three sloops set out westward under shortened canvas, keeping so close that the steersmen hailed each other frequently through the night.
From The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader
It enables lighthouses continually to spell their names, so that receivers aboard ship may give the steersmen their bearings even in storm and fog.
From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by George Iles
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