Steersmate

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who steers; a steersman; a helmsperson. obsolete

    "What pilot so expert but needs must wreck , Embark'd with such a steersmate at the helm ?"

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steersman

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"What pilot so expert but needs must wreck , Embark'd with such a steersmate at the helm ?"

Etymology

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

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