Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A steersman; a guide or director.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Obs. & R. A director.

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  • noun obsolete, rare A director.
  • adjective comparative form of stern: more stern

Etymologies

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stern +‎ -er

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stern +‎ -er

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