steersmann.

Brit.

/ˈstɪəzmən/, U.S.

/ˈstɪ(ə)rzmən/

Forms: Old English stéoresman, Middle English stieresman(n, steores-man, -mon, (Ormin steoressmann), Middle English steresman, Middle English–1500s sterisman, sterysman(n, (Middle English stersman, 1500s stirsman), 1500s–1600s stear(e)sman, 1600s steeresman, 1500s– steersman.

Etymology: Old English stéoresman , < stéores- genitive of stéor steer n.² + man n.¹ Compare steerman n.The word was early adopted into Irish in the form stiurusman; an example occurs in 3 Fragm. Irish Annals 116 (early 11th cent.).

a. One who steers a boat or ship; one who sits at the stern of a canoe and steers (North American).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot

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rudderOE

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lodesmanc1385

shipmasterc1440

pilot1481

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steerer1585

helmsman1622

piloteer1650

conder1693

timoneer1762

sea-conny1801

boat-setter1814

manjee1829

wheelman1865

throttle jockey1946

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot > one who steers canoe or rowing boat

steersman1774

steerer1868

c1000 Ags. Laws, Ethelred §4 in Liebermann (1898) I. 222/1 Gyf man beo æt his æhtan bereafod, & he wite of hwilcum scipe, agyfe steoresman ða æhta.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2135 Forr all swa summ þe steoressmann. Aȝȝ lokeþþ till an steorrne.

a1200 Vices & Virtues 43 Ðe gastliche hierdes..folgið Noe ðane gode stieresmann.

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 13092 Namore þan schip or barge can [keep its course], Þere hym wanteþ a steres man.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 4728 Þe sterys man toke þe helme in hande.

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. iv. iv. sig. Eee.iij/1 As a boate destitute of a steirseman is with contrarie winds tossed to & fro.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 513 As when a Ship by skilful Stearsman wrought.., where the Wind Veres oft, as oft so steers, and shifts her Saile.

1774 S. Hearne & P. Turnor Jrnls. (1934) 122 The Pataroon or Steersman of each Cannoe has 50£ pr annom.

1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 108 The steersman paddles softly, and proceeds slowly along shore.

1801 A. Mackenzie Voy. from Montreal p. xxviii The canoe men are of two descriptions, foremen and steersmen, and middlemen.

1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. xiii. 140 The steersman moves his wheel in the required direction.

1897 E. Coues New Light Early Hist. Greater Northwest I. 29 The steersman, finding himself within reach of the shore, jumped upon the rock with one of the midmen.

1968 R. M. Patterson Finlay's River 63 The six members of Black's crew..consisted of bowsman and steersman, and four middlemen.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

a1200 Vices & Virtues 43 Swa scule ða gastliche stieresmenn steren ða arche of ðe hali cherche.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xix. 225 Farwell, stersman to theym that ar sted In stormes, or in desese lyse!

1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue f. 40 From them [the Vniuersityes] come the most skilfull stearesmen to gouerne, both the state ecclesiasticall, and ciuill.

1650 H. Brooke Υγιεινη 221 Their Steersman is Reason.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 48 The great merit of Buonaparte has been that of a skilful steersman.

a1894 R. L. Stevenson in G. Balfour Life R. L. Stevenson (1911) vi. 74 There stood at the wheel that unknown steersman whom we call God.

c. transferred. One who drives and guides a machine.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > one who operates machine

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machiner1828

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operator1847

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machine-boy1875

machinist1879

machine operator1887

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > steerer of vehicle

guiderc1475

steersman1906

1828 H. Steuart Planter's Guide (ed. 2) 250 The Machiner seizes the end of the pole-rope, in order to act as Steersman [of a machine for transplanting trees].

1906 Westm. Gaz. 26 June 5/1 The Hotchkiss..overturned at Saint Calais, but fortunately without injury to the steersman [in a motor-car race].

†2. A ruler or governor (of a certain number of people). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > person in authority over specific number

steersmana1325

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3429 He bad him thesen steres-men.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3417 Ilc of ðe .v. steres-men Vnder hem welden in stere tgen.

Derivatives

ˈsteersmanship n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > guidance > ability

steersmanship1818

1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism Introd. 187 It is truly edifying to observe the steersmanship displayed by the Reverend Secretary in his passage through these straits.

1840 J. W. Bowden Life Gregory VII II. 43 We feel ourselves unable to save, by any steersmanship, the church, which seems almost foundering before our eyes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	steersman
释义	steersmann. Brit. /ˈstɪəzmən/, U.S. /ˈstɪ(ə)rzmən/ Forms: Old English stéoresman, Middle English stieresman(n, steores-man, -mon, (Ormin steoressmann), Middle English steresman, Middle English–1500s sterisman, sterysman(n, (Middle English stersman, 1500s stirsman), 1500s–1600s stear(e)sman, 1600s steeresman, 1500s– steersman. Etymology: Old English stéoresman , < stéores- genitive of stéor steer n.² + man n.¹ Compare steerman n.The word was early adopted into Irish in the form stiurusman; an example occurs in 3 Fragm. Irish Annals 116 (early 11th cent.). 1. a. One who steers a boat or ship; one who sits at the stern of a canoe and steers (North American). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot lodemanc1000 steermanc1000 steersmanc1000 rudderOE governorc1384 lodesmanc1385 shipmasterc1440 pilot1481 steersmatea1575 sternman1582 steerer1585 helmsman1622 piloteer1650 conder1693 timoneer1762 sea-conny1801 boat-setter1814 manjee1829 wheelman1865 throttle jockey1946 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot > one who steers canoe or rowing boat steersman1774 steerer1868 c1000 Ags. Laws, Ethelred §4 in Liebermann (1898) I. 222/1 Gyf man beo æt his æhtan bereafod, & he wite of hwilcum scipe, agyfe steoresman ða æhta. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2135 Forr all swa summ þe steoressmann. Aȝȝ lokeþþ till an steorrne. a1200 Vices & Virtues 43 Ðe gastliche hierdes..folgið Noe ðane gode stieresmann. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 13092 Namore þan schip or barge can [keep its course], Þere hym wanteþ a steres man. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 4728 Þe sterys man toke þe helme in hande. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. iv. iv. sig. Eee.iij/1 As a boate destitute of a steirseman is with contrarie winds tossed to & fro. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 513 As when a Ship by skilful Stearsman wrought.., where the Wind Veres oft, as oft so steers, and shifts her Saile. View more context for this quotation 1774 S. Hearne & P. Turnor Jrnls. (1934) 122 The Pataroon or Steersman of each Cannoe has 50£ pr annom. 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 108 The steersman paddles softly, and proceeds slowly along shore. 1801 A. Mackenzie Voy. from Montreal p. xxviii The canoe men are of two descriptions, foremen and steersmen, and middlemen. 1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. xiii. 140 The steersman moves his wheel in the required direction. 1897 E. Coues New Light Early Hist. Greater Northwest I. 29 The steersman, finding himself within reach of the shore, jumped upon the rock with one of the midmen. 1968 R. M. Patterson Finlay's River 63 The six members of Black's crew..consisted of bowsman and steersman, and four middlemen. b. figurative. ΚΠ a1200 Vices & Virtues 43 Swa scule ða gastliche stieresmenn steren ða arche of ðe hali cherche. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xix. 225 Farwell, stersman to theym that ar sted In stormes, or in desese lyse! 1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue f. 40 From them [the Vniuersityes] come the most skilfull stearesmen to gouerne, both the state ecclesiasticall, and ciuill. 1650 H. Brooke Υγιεινη 221 Their Steersman is Reason. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 48 The great merit of Buonaparte has been that of a skilful steersman. a1894 R. L. Stevenson in G. Balfour Life R. L. Stevenson (1911) vi. 74 There stood at the wheel that unknown steersman whom we call God. c. transferred. One who drives and guides a machine. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [noun] > one who operates machine minder1692 tender1825 machiner1828 steersman1828 machine-man1834 machine-minder1835 operator1847 runner1848 machine-boy1875 machinist1879 machine operator1887 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > steerer of vehicle guiderc1475 steersman1906 1828 H. Steuart Planter's Guide (ed. 2) 250 The Machiner seizes the end of the pole-rope, in order to act as Steersman [of a machine for transplanting trees]. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 26 June 5/1 The Hotchkiss..overturned at Saint Calais, but fortunately without injury to the steersman [in a motor-car race]. †2. A ruler or governor (of a certain number of people). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > person in authority over specific number steersmana1325 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3429 He bad him thesen steres-men. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3417 Ilc of ðe .v. steres-men Vnder hem welden in stere tgen. Derivatives ˈsteersmanship n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > guidance > ability steersmanship1818 1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism Introd. 187 It is truly edifying to observe the steersmanship displayed by the Reverend Secretary in his passage through these straits. 1840 J. W. Bowden Life Gregory VII II. 43 We feel ourselves unable to save, by any steersmanship, the church, which seems almost foundering before our eyes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1000
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