steersman

[steerz-muhn]

noun

plural

steersmen 

1. a person who steers a ship; steersperson.

2. a person who drives a machine.

steersman

/ ˈstɪəzmən /

noun

1. the helmsman of a vessel

Other Word Forms

• steersmanship noun

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

Example Sentences

Come sundown between May and October, he boards a boat along with an assistant, a steersman, and about 10 cormorants leashed at the neck and body.

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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.

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

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The searchlight shone directly at them for seconds that felt like minutes, but then it swung away and the engine noise changed as the steersman opened the throttle and moved off along the flood.

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The steersman stands at the back of the boat, handling the rudder.

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