steersman
noun
a person who steers a ship; steersperson.
steersmen
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pluralof steersman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
While the boats were moving, the decks in the rear were devoted wholly to the use of the 117 steersmen, who required all the space as they occasionally shifted the position of their giant sweeps.
From On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler
Some of these tumble the big ship about, till the steersmen feel her going almost regardless of the rudder.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid
Cora was as adept at the wheel of the Pet as she was at that of the Whirlwind, and many admiring comments were made by other steersmen in the Cove, though Cora knew it not.
From The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea by Margaret Penrose
At the suggestion of the steersmen, it was at once decided to make no landing that night but to take advantage of the easy going, as the cold wind would soon sweep the fog away.
From On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler
