Home › Words › S › sternsmansternsmansternsman · noun — A steersman.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sternsman ranks #36,782 of 43,221 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom stern + -s- + man.nounA steersman.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.steersman 80% match — One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman. vs sternsman →steersperson 77% match — A steersman or steerswoman vs sternsman →steersmate 76% match — One who steers; a steersman; a helmsperson. vs sternsman →helmsman 73% match — A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering. vs sternsman →steerer 70% match — Someone or something that steers. vs sternsman →sterned 67% match — Having a stern of a particular shape or kind. vs sternsman →sternless 66% match — Without a stern. vs sternsman →sternwards 66% match — Towards the stern vs sternsman →