steersman

[ steerz-muhn ]

/ ˈstɪərz mən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR steersman ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural steers·men.

a person who steers a ship; helmsman.

a person who drives a machine.

Origin of steersman

before 1000; Middle English steresman,Old English stēoresmann, equivalent to stēor steering, helm (see steer¹) + -es's¹ +manman

OTHER WORDS FROM steersman

steers·man·ship, noun

Words nearby steersman

steering, steering column, steering committee, steering gear, steering wheel, steersman, steeve, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Stefan Dušan, Stefanie, Stefan's law

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Example sentences from the Web for steersman

In a small canoe with two paddlers and the faithful Ali for a steersman he would disappear for a few days at a time.
Almayer's Folly|Joseph Conrad
It looks very long, and the water, which the steersman says is only three feet deep, seems very far away and very deep.
Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895|Various
The Filipino steersman shifted from foot to foot, a dim moving shape at his shadowed post.
The Locusts' Years|Mary Helen Fee
The steersman was pulling on his coat while he sought among the crowd the faces of his more familiar friends.
The Last Hope|Henry Seton Merriman

The steersman, who was staring hard in the direction they were going, scowled.
Keziah Coffin|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for steersman

steersman

/ (ˈstɪəzmən) /

noun plural -men

the helmsman of a vessel

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单词	steersman
释义	steersman [ steerz-muhn ] / ˈstɪərz mən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR steersman ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural steers·men. a person who steers a ship; helmsman. a person who drives a machine. Origin of steersman before 1000; Middle English steresman,Old English stēoresmann, equivalent to stēor steering, helm (see steer¹) + -es's¹ +manman OTHER WORDS FROM steersman steers·man·ship, noun Words nearby steersman steering, steering column, steering committee, steering gear, steering wheel, steersman, steeve, Stefan-Boltzmann law, Stefan Dušan, Stefanie, Stefan's law Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for steersman In a small canoe with two paddlers and the faithful Ali for a steersman he would disappear for a few days at a time. Almayer's Folly\|Joseph Conrad It looks very long, and the water, which the steersman says is only three feet deep, seems very far away and very deep. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895\|Various The Filipino steersman shifted from foot to foot, a dim moving shape at his shadowed post. The Locusts' Years\|Mary Helen Fee The steersman was pulling on his coat while he sought among the crowd the faces of his more familiar friends. The Last Hope\|Henry Seton Merriman The steersman, who was staring hard in the direction they were going, scowled. Keziah Coffin\|Joseph C. Lincoln British Dictionary definitions for steersman steersman / (ˈstɪəzmən) / noun plural -men the helmsman of a vessel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to steersman pilot, helmsman, wheelman
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steersman

noun, plural steers·men.

Origin of steersman

OTHER WORDS FROM steersman

Words nearby steersman

Example sentences from the Web for steersman

British Dictionary definitions for steersman

noun plural -men

Words related to steersman