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

Other Words From

• steers·man·ship 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

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

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

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

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

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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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