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steersmate

steersmate noun: one who steers; a steersman; a helmsperson.

Noun

steersmate (plural steersmates)

  1. (obsolete) One who steers; a steersman; a helmsperson.
    • What pilot so expert but needs must wreck ,
      Embark'd with such a steersmate at the helm ?1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC

Forms of steersmate

pluralsteersmates

Origin of steersmate

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

Questions about steersmate

What does steersmate mean?
Steersmate means one who steers; a steersman; a helmsperson.
What part of speech is steersmate?
Steersmate is a noun.
What is the plural of steersmate?
The plural of steersmate is steersmates.

Words near steersmate in the dictionary

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

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