steersman

noun
/ˈstɪəz.mən/UK/ˈstiɹz.mən/US

Etymology

From steer + -s- + -man.

  1. inherited from stēor
  2. inherited from steere
  3. inherited from *stiurijaną
  4. inherited from *stiurijan
  5. inherited from stēoran
  6. inherited from steeren
  7. formed as steersman — “steer + -s- + -man

Definitions

  1. One who steers a ship or other vessel

    One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.

    • The Indian canoe races were the most exciting of all the Regatta. Ten paddles dipped as one paddle, ten men bent as one man, while the steersman kept time for them with grunting bows.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA