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Steerer

noun
1.
The person who steers a ship.  Synonyms: helmsman, steersman.
2.
A beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot).  Synonym: decoy.





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"Steerer" Quotes from Famous Books



... important being a lantern and tinder-box—the lantern to be used as a signal when caught out at night—a compass, and perhaps a small cooking-apparatus. A whale-boat, when going in chase, has a crew of six men: one is called the headsman, the other the boat-steerer. The headsman has the command of the boat. He is either the captain, or one of his mates, or one of the most experienced hands on board. The Drake was a strongly-built, well-found ship, and as the greater number of the crew were experienced hands, and we had confidence in our captain, ...
— Old Jack • W.H.G. Kingston


Words linked to "Steerer" :   cox, cheater, deceiver, decoy, sea dog, confederate, roper, seafarer, steersman, shill, seaman, old salt, mariner, steer, accomplice, trickster, jack, cheat, coxswain, beguiler, tar, slicker, gob, Jack-tar


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