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steersman

[ steerz-muhn ]

noun

, plural steers·men.
  1. a person who steers a ship; steersperson.
  2. a person who drives a machine.


steersman

/ ˈstɪəzmən /

noun

  1. the helmsman of a vessel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • steers·man·ship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steersman1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English steresman, Old English stēoresmann, equivalent to stēor “steering, helm” ( steer 1 ) + -es 's 1 + man man
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Example Sentences

Then he let a steaming arch out of the hose pipe, that vaulted the distance and soaked the steersman, who howled and lay down.

Retired worn out; slept soundly; awaked by mate telling me that both men on watch and steersman missing.

The bowman hitteth the mark, as the steersman reacheth land, by diversity of aim.

With a shriek of command to the steersman, and a plunge of his paddle, the bowman wrenches the canoe out of its course.

The young steersman could not guess that the shadow of a long sorrow was even then stretching across the path ahead.

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