steersman
Origin of steersman
1Other words from steersman
- steers·man·ship, noun
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How to use steersman in a sentence
Then he let a steaming arch out of the hose pipe, that vaulted the distance and soaked the steersman, who howled and lay down.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonRetired worn out; slept soundly; awaked by mate telling me that both men on watch and steersman missing.
Dracula | Bram StokerThe bowman hitteth the mark, as the steersman reacheth land, by diversity of aim.
Education: How Old The New | James J. WalshWith a shriek of command to the steersman, and a plunge of his paddle, the bowman wrenches the canoe out of its course.
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book | VariousThe young steersman could not guess that the shadow of a long sorrow was even then stretching across the path ahead.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine
British Dictionary definitions for steersman
/ (ˈstɪəzmən) /
the helmsman of a vessel
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