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Steersman means (nautical) One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman..
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/ˈstɪəz.mən/ · noun
(nautical) 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 in, is pulled off to his visit all standing like a pine tree.
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.
Use steersman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Steersman means (nautical) One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman..
Common synonyms include helmsman, sternsman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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 in, is pulled off to his visit all standing like a pine tree.
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