Recent Examples on the WebThe steersman smiled, and pointed with his foot to where a short heavy cross-bow quarrel stuck quivering in the boards. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2020 One of the sighted paddlers is the steersman, acting as a rudder on courses filled with the narrow, 40-foot-long boats and their lateral support floats. Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 28 Aug. 2019 In addition to De Rama, Resor and Dill, the team includes Efrain Becerra Jr. and Suzanne Rouland (who is sighted), setting the pace in the front two seats, and competition steersman Rob Octavio. Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 28 Aug. 2019
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above