steerern.

Brit.

/ˈstɪərə/, U.S.

/ˈstɪ(ə)rər/

Forms: Also Middle English styrer, Middle English sterer, 1500s stirrer, 1600s stearer.

Etymology: < steer v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

†1.

a. A rudder. Obsolete.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > rudder

ruddereOE

governailc1384

steerer1398

gubernaclec1425

timon1511

wooden bridle1614

main-piece1850

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xii. xi. 169/2 And in swymmynge he [the swan] vseth that one fote in stede of an oore, and the other in stede of a styrer [L. pro gubernaculo], and ruleth hym selfe therwith.

a1649 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 160 Being to themselves, Oars, Steerers, Ship and all.

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b. ‘A machine for controlling the rudder of a boat or yacht’ ( Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909).

c. (See quot. 1895.)

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > tail > feather(s) of > used for steering

quill feather1678

rectrix1813

rudder1884

steerer1895

1895 F. W. Headley Struct. & Life Birds vi. 153 The large tail feathers are called rectrices or steerers.

2. One who steers, a steersman; a coxswain (of a rowing boat).

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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot

lodemanc1000

steermanc1000

steersmanc1000

rudderOE

governorc1384

lodesmanc1385

shipmasterc1440

pilot1481

steersmatea1575

sternman1582

steerer1585

helmsman1622

piloteer1650

conder1693

timoneer1762

sea-conny1801

boat-setter1814

manjee1829

wheelman1865

throttle jockey1946

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot > one who steers canoe or rowing boat

steersman1774

steerer1868

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 515/1 Gubernator,..the gouernor, director, or pilot of the ship: the sterneman or stirrer.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xii. 153 A sudden blast..breaks the Cordage that upheld the Mast; Which falling down, beats out the Steerers brains.

1868 Field 28 Nov. 445/2 Though repeatedly urged by his steerer, he [the oarsman] seemed quite unable to quicken.

1887 J. Thomson in J. B. Thomson Mem. (1896) ix. 198 But when contrary or violent winds rise then the steerer is helpless.

figurative.1659 J. Pearson Expos. Apostles Creed i. 36 Thus appears the Maker to be the steerer of this great ship [the world].1729 P. Delany Epist. Ld. Carteret in Tribune 160 There's not a better Steerer in the Realm; I hope, my Lord, you'll call him to the Helm.

3. U.S. slang. A swindler whose business it is to lead his victims to the rendezvous. Also, see quot. 1910.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > decoy

stale1526

barnardc1555

barnacle1591

setter1591

tumbler1602

circling boy1631

moon-curser1673

sweetener1699

stool1825

stool-pigeon1830

bonnet1831

buttoner1839

button1851

steerer1873

plugger1886

shillaber1913

shill1916

1873 ‘J. Morris’ Wanderings of Vagabond xix. 210 Let us now take a peep into the brace room, while the steerer and his victim are on their way to it.

1883 Philada. Times No. 2892. 2 There is not a smoother-tongued fellow in the great army of bunko-steerers.

1889 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 6 Sept. The [gambling-] place was full of players, who got there by means of ‘steerers’ sent out for the purpose.

1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 137/1 ‘Steerers’ and ‘boosters’ [of gambling-hells] were always on the look~out for ‘suckers’ whom they encountered at the railway-stations, at the hotels, or even in the streets.

1910 N.Y. Evening Post 10 Jan. in R. H. Thornton Amer. Gloss. (1912) A steerer is the go-between of the shyster and prisoner; by wile and guile he brings clients to the lawyer.

4. That directs its course:

a. of a ship with adjective referring to its power of answering to the helm or rudder.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [noun] > with reference to behaviour at sea > that steers well or ill

steerer1887

1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 19 Aug. 4/1 The ship is a bad steerer and her speed is not very great.

1901 Daily Tel. 18 Mar. 7/4 Dr. Warre's model [of a rowing boat]..is also a very quick steerer, for her rudder is not 7 inches long.

b. of a cycle, with prefix indicating the position of its steering-wheel.

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1882 Wheel World Mar. 185 [Tricycles.] Two rear-steerers... A front-steerer.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 559/2.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	steerer
释义	steerern. Brit. /ˈstɪərə/, U.S. /ˈstɪ(ə)rər/ Forms: Also Middle English styrer, Middle English sterer, 1500s stirrer, 1600s stearer. Etymology: < steer v.¹ + -er suffix¹. †1. a. A rudder. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > rudder ruddereOE governailc1384 steerer1398 gubernaclec1425 timon1511 wooden bridle1614 main-piece1850 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xii. xi. 169/2 And in swymmynge he [the swan] vseth that one fote in stede of an oore, and the other in stede of a styrer [L. pro gubernaculo], and ruleth hym selfe therwith. a1649 W. Drummond Poems (1656) 160 Being to themselves, Oars, Steerers, Ship and all. Thesaurus » Categories » b. ‘A machine for controlling the rudder of a boat or yacht’ ( Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). c. (See quot. 1895.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > tail > feather(s) of > used for steering quill feather1678 rectrix1813 rudder1884 steerer1895 1895 F. W. Headley Struct. & Life Birds vi. 153 The large tail feathers are called rectrices or steerers. 2. One who steers, a steersman; a coxswain (of a rowing boat). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot lodemanc1000 steermanc1000 steersmanc1000 rudderOE governorc1384 lodesmanc1385 shipmasterc1440 pilot1481 steersmatea1575 sternman1582 steerer1585 helmsman1622 piloteer1650 conder1693 timoneer1762 sea-conny1801 boat-setter1814 manjee1829 wheelman1865 throttle jockey1946 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot > one who steers canoe or rowing boat steersman1774 steerer1868 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 515/1 Gubernator,..the gouernor, director, or pilot of the ship: the sterneman or stirrer. 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xii. 153 A sudden blast..breaks the Cordage that upheld the Mast; Which falling down, beats out the Steerers brains. 1868 Field 28 Nov. 445/2 Though repeatedly urged by his steerer, he [the oarsman] seemed quite unable to quicken. 1887 J. Thomson in J. B. Thomson Mem. (1896) ix. 198 But when contrary or violent winds rise then the steerer is helpless. figurative.1659 J. Pearson Expos. Apostles Creed i. 36 Thus appears the Maker to be the steerer of this great ship [the world].1729 P. Delany Epist. Ld. Carteret in Tribune 160 There's not a better Steerer in the Realm; I hope, my Lord, you'll call him to the Helm. 3. U.S. slang. A swindler whose business it is to lead his victims to the rendezvous. Also, see quot. 1910. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > decoy stale1526 barnardc1555 barnacle1591 setter1591 tumbler1602 circling boy1631 moon-curser1673 sweetener1699 stool1825 stool-pigeon1830 bonnet1831 buttoner1839 button1851 steerer1873 plugger1886 shillaber1913 shill1916 1873 ‘J. Morris’ Wanderings of Vagabond xix. 210 Let us now take a peep into the brace room, while the steerer and his victim are on their way to it. 1883 Philada. Times No. 2892. 2 There is not a smoother-tongued fellow in the great army of bunko-steerers. 1889 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 6 Sept. The [gambling-] place was full of players, who got there by means of ‘steerers’ sent out for the purpose. 1905 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 137/1 ‘Steerers’ and ‘boosters’ [of gambling-hells] were always on the look~out for ‘suckers’ whom they encountered at the railway-stations, at the hotels, or even in the streets. 1910 N.Y. Evening Post 10 Jan. in R. H. Thornton Amer. Gloss. (1912) A steerer is the go-between of the shyster and prisoner; by wile and guile he brings clients to the lawyer. 4. That directs its course: a. of a ship with adjective referring to its power of answering to the helm or rudder. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [noun] > with reference to behaviour at sea > that steers well or ill steerer1887 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 19 Aug. 4/1 The ship is a bad steerer and her speed is not very great. 1901 Daily Tel. 18 Mar. 7/4 Dr. Warre's model [of a rowing boat]..is also a very quick steerer, for her rudder is not 7 inches long. b. of a cycle, with prefix indicating the position of its steering-wheel. ΚΠ 1882 Wheel World Mar. 185 [Tricycles.] Two rear-steerers... A front-steerer. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 559/2. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1398
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