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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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