Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A machine for controlling the rudder of a boat or yacht.
  • noun One who or that which steers; a steersman.
  • noun In a tricycle, the rod and small wheel by which the machine is turned about and guided: called front steerer or back steerer according to its place on the machine.
  • noun In bunko swindling, one who steers or leads his victim to the rendezvous; a bunko-steerer.

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

  • noun One who steers.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Someone or something that steers.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
  • noun the person who steers a ship

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Examples

  • PA cops recognized [Ian] McFarland as a longtime "steerer" and Officer Michael Bestany reached inside the van to try to grab the keys, the source said.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • PA cops recognized [Ian] McFarland as a longtime "steerer" and Officer Michael Bestany reached inside the van to try to grab the keys, the source said.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • They were approached by a "steerer" after arriving at JFK on their Air France flight who directed them towards a van that would take them to Manhattan.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • They were approached by a "steerer" after arriving at JFK on their Air France flight who directed them towards a van that would take them to Manhattan.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • PA cops recognized [Ian] McFarland as a longtime "steerer" and Officer Michael Bestany reached inside the van to try to grab the keys, the source said.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • PA cops recognized [Ian] McFarland as a longtime "steerer" and Officer Michael Bestany reached inside the van to try to grab the keys, the source said.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • PA cops recognized [Ian] McFarland as a longtime "steerer" and Officer Michael Bestany reached inside the van to try to grab the keys, the source said.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • They were approached by a "steerer" after arriving at JFK on their Air France flight who directed them towards a van that would take them to Manhattan.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • They were approached by a "steerer" after arriving at JFK on their Air France flight who directed them towards a van that would take them to Manhattan.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • They were approached by a "steerer" after arriving at JFK on their Air France flight who directed them towards a van that would take them to Manhattan.

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

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