† ˈsteersmate Obs. rare.
[f. steers- in steersman + mate n.]
A steersman.
| a 1575 Gascoigne Posies (1907) 356 Aloofe, aloofe, then cried the Maister out, The Stearesmate strives to sende us from the shore. 1671 Milton Samson 1045 What Pilot so expert but needs must wreck Embarq'd with such a Stearsmate at the Helm? |