steersman

• “The steersman is stationed at the stern, and holds in his hand the long curved handle by which the helm is worked.”

  Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers

• “In Cherrie’s boat he himself and the steersman were the only men who paddled strongly and continuously.”

  X. To the Amazon and Home; Zoological and Geographical Results of the Expedition

• “He clutched the kanaka steersman with his other hand; and just at that moment the schooner flung down to starboard.”

  South Sea Tales

• “The awning that has all day roofed in the upper deck is taken down; the captain stands at the head of the steps; the steersman is at the helm; the dragoman has loaded his musket.”

  A Thousand Miles Up the Nile

• “But if the steersman is a Rabbi into the bargain, what are one's feelings?”

  The Book of Delight and Other Papers

• “On the half-deck beside the steersman was the captain, a thin, keen-eyed sailor, who looked shoreward and saw the sun blaze on the golden armour of the Wanderer.”

  The World's Desire

• “In Cherrie's boat he himself and the steersman were the only men who paddled strongly and continuously.”

  Through the Brazilian Wilderness

• “The man in charge was called the steersman; standing in the sharp angle of the stern, he steered the boat either by a rudder or a long oar, which he handled with great skill.”

  Three Boys in the Wild North Land

• “Hornblower called the steersman's attention to the menace and received a nod in return; the steersman's shouted "Nombre de Dios" was whirled away in the wind.”

  Mr. Midshipman Easy

• “The boat which crosses the river may traverse obliquely the direct line to the point for which it is making, and if we reflect that perhaps a strong current besets it we shall not call the steersman a fool.”

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