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steersmate

noun

Etymology

From steer + -s- + mate. See steer (“a rudder”).

  1. derived from *gamatjô✻
  2. derived from gimato
  3. derived from mate — “messmate”
  4. inherited from mate
  5. formed as steersmate — “steer + -s- + mate”

Definitions

  1. One who steers

    One who steers; a steersman; a helmsperson.

    • What pilot so expert but needs must wreck , Embark'd with such a steersmate at the helm ?

The neighborhood

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