Home › Words › S › steerspersonsteerspersonsteersperson means A steersman or steerswoman.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, steersperson ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom steer + -s- + person.nounA steersman or steerswomanDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.steersman 84% match — One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman. vs steersperson →steersmate 80% match — One who steers; a steersman; a helmsperson. vs steersperson →helmswoman 78% match — A woman who steers a ship. vs steersperson →sternsman 77% match — A steersman. vs steersperson →helmsperson 77% match — A helmsman or helmswoman. vs steersperson →steerer 76% match — Someone or something that steers. vs steersperson →helmsman 74% match — A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering. vs steersperson →boatsteerer 71% match — The person, in a whaleboat, who manned the forward oar and whose task was to harpoon whales vs steersperson →