Definitions
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- noun A person who sits at the
stern or rear of a boat.
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Examples
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He worked as a sternman aboard boats the past four years after coming to Matinicus in 2006 with his wife and three children.
Nat Hussey: Maine Lobsterman Pulls Traps By Hand For 'Zero-Carbon Lobster Harvesting' 2010
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She was a significant other, sometimes a sternman to Noah.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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With Ian in school again, Noah considered hiring another sternman.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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Nearing seventy, he still fished every day, though as sternman now, with his son at the helm.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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Julia wondered if he would hire another sternman once things settled down.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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Nearing seventy, he still fished every day, though as sternman now, with his son at the helm.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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Julia wondered if he would hire another sternman once things settled down.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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Noah hauled traps late to compensate for lost days and, without a sternman, slower work.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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With Ian in school again, Noah considered hiring another sternman.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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I was able to send back double enough for my father to pay a sternman in place of me.
The Summer I Dared Barbara Delinsky 2004
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