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How to pronounce steersman in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms helmsman, steerer
Type of tar, seafarer, seaman, gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog
Has types coxswain, cox

Examples of steersman

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The steersman will also switch sides to keep the ama from popping up and capsizing the canoe.
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Perhaps the easiest way of avoiding error is to have the steersman indicate when the vessel is on course.
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It is a straightforward story, but Ponnelle has turned it all into the lurid dream of a young steersman.
From the time.com
According to Wikipedia, the front person on a tandem is called the captain, pilot or steersman and does all the steering and braking.
From the post-gazette.com
Captain Beverley Kennon of Governor Moore would have continued the fight, but his steersman had had enough and drove the ship ashore.
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I crawled across the deck, took the steersman seat in the rear of the portside hull and jammed the steering paddle into the flowing sea.
From the sfgate.com
Kennon, apparently realizing that his steersman was correct and that the ship was unable to do any more, ordered her abandoned and set afire.
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More examples
  • Helmsman: the person who steers a ship
  • Title given to Guild Navigators.^[4]
  • British term for the Captain of a tandem.
  • The crew member who steered the boat.
  • Commander of a ship.