Definition of Steerer
1. Noun. The person who steers a ship.
Specialized synonyms: Cox, Coxswain
Generic synonyms: Gob, Jack, Jack-tar, Mariner, Old Salt, Sea Dog, Seafarer, Seaman, Tar
Derivative terms: Steer
2. Noun. A beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot).
Generic synonyms: Accomplice, Confederate, Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Roper, Shill
Definition of Steerer
1. n. One who steers; as, a boat steerer.
Definition of Steerer
1. one that steers [n -S] - See also: steers
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Literary usage of Steerer
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1. National Insurance by Arthur Strettell Comyns Carr, William Hubert Stuart Garnett, James Henry Taylor, Great Britain (1913)
"A steerer is employed by a firm The inmates are fully maintained, ... The firm
supply the whole equipment of the l>oat itself, the steerer finding the ..."
2. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"Zigzag steerer, desert cheerer, Let me chase thy waving lines; Keep me nearer,
me thy hearer, Singing over shrubs and vines. » Insect lover of the sun, ..."
3. Nimrod of the Sea, Or, The American Whaleman by William Morris Davis (1874)
"Boat-steerer goes over the Side to hook on.-—Choice between drowning and Sharks.
—Immense Power required.—Blanket-piece.—Misapprehension regarding Size ..."
4. Reminiscences of Eton (Keate's Time) by Charles Allix Wilkinson (1888)
"PROVOST OF ETON — KING WILLIAM THE FOURTH — BOATING — steerer IN FANCY DRESS —
GEORGE CANNING SITTER — HIS OPINION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS— FLOODS — TALLOW WEIGHT ..."
5. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1883)
"I SEE "Ex.," in las letter 213.52. favours the rear-steerer ven- highly. I don't
wish to alter his opinion. I should like every one to have what he ..."
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