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steersman

/ˈstɪəz.mən/US/ˈstiɹz.mən/

steersman noun: one who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.

Noun

steersman (plural steersmen)

  1. One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.
    • And as for a tiller, the whale-boat never admits of any such effeminacy; and therefore as in gamming a complete boat’s crew must leave the ship, and hence as the boat steerer or harpooneer is of the number, that subordinate is the steersman upon the occasion, and the captain, having no place to sit...1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 53, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
    • 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.1942, Emily Carr, “Regatta”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    helmsman, sternsman

steersman meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

steersman in Tamil

கப்பலின் இயக்குநர்

steersman in Urdu

مانجھی

steersman in Telugu

one who steers a ship
నావికుడు nāvikuḍu

Synonyms of steersman

Forms of steersman

pluralsteersmen

Origin of steersman

From steer + -s- + -man.

Words formed from steersman

Questions about steersman

What does steersman mean?
Steersman means one who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.
What is steersman in Tamil?
Steersman in Tamil is கப்பலின் இயக்குநர். See Steersman meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is steersman?
Steersman is a noun.
How do you pronounce steersman?
Steersman is pronounced /ˈstɪəz.mən/ (UK).
What is the plural of steersman?
The plural of steersman is steersmen.

Words near steersman in the dictionary

  1. steerlings
  2. steerman
  3. steermanship
  4. steermen
  5. steers
  6. steersman
  7. steersmanship
  8. steersmate
  9. steersmates
  10. steersmen
  11. steersperson

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