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 • Jul. 14, 2022
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 • Sep. 9, 2021
There’s also a drummer and steerer on board.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2020
Consider Carol Lee Lindner, a Haverford, Pa., housewife, who says her life changed several years ago, when she discovered dragon-boat racing--competition among colorful boats, each with 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the days of Tom Egan the steerer had to act as coach to his crew, but nowadays he is no longer called upon to do so.
From Rowing by Lehmann, Rudolf Chambers
