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boatsteerer

boatsteerer noun: the person, in a whaleboat, who manned the forward oar and whose task was to harpoon whales.

Noun

boatsteerer (plural boatsteerers)

  1. (dated) The person, in a whaleboat, who manned the forward oar and whose task was to harpoon whales

Forms of boatsteerer

pluralboatsteerers

Questions about boatsteerer

What does boatsteerer mean?
Boatsteerer means the person, in a whaleboat, who manned the forward oar and whose task was to harpoon whales.
What part of speech is boatsteerer?
Boatsteerer is a noun.
What is the plural of boatsteerer?
The plural of boatsteerer is boatsteerers.

Words near boatsteerer in the dictionary

  1. boatsman
  2. boatsmen
  3. boatsmith
  4. boatsmiths
  5. boatspeak
  6. boatsteerer
  7. boatsteerers
  8. boatswain
  9. Boatswain Bird Island
  10. boatswain's call
  11. boatswain's calls

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