steerer

Example Sentences

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A drummer helps keeps the pace and a steerer keeps the boat on course.

From Los Angeles Times

Adorned with dragon heads and tails, large boats typically hold 20 people — 18 paddlers, one steerer and one drummer, who sets the rhythm for the strokes, like a coxswain.

From New York Times

There’s also a drummer and steerer on board.

From Los Angeles Times

His presence reverberated through the cramped rooms and crooked hallways as every thug, thief, dealer, con man, and steerer came a little more awake.

From Literature

Instead he donned a whistle and took a place on the outside, as one of the steerers.

From New York Times