Steersman

The steersman is stationed at the stern, and holds in his hand the long curved handle by which the helm is worked. ❋ Unknown (1891)

In Cherrie’s boat he himself and the steersman were the only men who paddled strongly and continuously. ❋ Unknown (1914)

He clutched the kanaka steersman with his other hand; and just at that moment the schooner flung down to starboard. ❋ Jack London (1896)

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. ❋ Unknown (1891)

But if the steersman is a Rabbi into the bargain, what are one's feelings? ❋ Israel Abrahams (1891)

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. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)

In Cherrie's boat he himself and the steersman were the only men who paddled strongly and continuously. ❋ Theodore Roosevelt (1888)

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. ❋ Egerton Ryerson Young (1874)

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. ❋ Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848 (1873)

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. ❋ Mark Rutherford (1872)

The breeze was steady, and the steersman was the only man on duty, but he was not thereby prevented from attending to what was being read. ❋ Unknown (1859)

The steersman was the first caught, and the sweep of a knife blade across the rope end by which he had lowered himself from the extreme tip of the mizzen yard-arm, sent him dropping into the sea with a faint despairing scream; but, the first mate and lookout man led them a fine dance, up the shrouds on one side and down on the other, and shifting from the mizzen to the mainmast, and from that to the foretop again by sliding down the stays, or catching hold of the falls and halliards when the pursuit grew too hot -- until both parties, the hunters and the hunted alike, paused for a moment to draw breath. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

It is derived from the Middle French pilot or (14th cent) which may be traceable to the Greek pidhotis (romanized here), for "steersman" (itself from pidhon, "oar"). ❋ Unknown (2007)

a better; thus also a steersman is a better judge of a tiller than he who made it; and he who gives an entertainment than the cook. ❋ 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle (N/A)

He and the 'steersman' then carry her over the portage, while the rest carry the cargo on their backs. ❋ William Charles Henry Wood (1905)

Descending the New River Rapids. by six wide, and was managed by three negroes, -- the "steersman," who guided the boat with a long and powerful oar; the headsman, who stood on the bow to direct the steersman by waving his arms; and an extra hand, who assisted with an oar in the eddies and smooth parts of the river. ❋ Unknown (1875)

The post of "steersman" is also one of honour and importance; and both steersman and bowsman receive higher wages than the other voyageurs, who pass under the name of "middlemen." ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

The post of "steersman" is also one of honour and importance; and both steersman and bowsman receive higher wages than the other voyageurs who pass under the name of "middlemen." ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

"The oarsmen on the boat in which Egypt is sailing through the river of eternity are gods," replied Mefres, with solemnity; "but the steersman is the Highest Lord of existence. ❋ Boles��aw Prus (1879)

"Hard down with your helm!" the captain commanded the steersman, all the life gone out of his voice. ❋ Unknown (2010)