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steer·er

   [steer-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that steers.
2.
Informal. a confederate who directs potential customers to a gambling game, brothel, drug seller, etc.
Origin:
steer1 + -er1
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steer1 (stɪə)
 
—vb
1.  to direct the course of (a vehicle or vessel) with a steering wheel, rudder, etc
2.  (tr) to guide with tuition: his teachers steered him through his exams
3.  (tr) to direct the movements or course of (a person, conversation, etc)
4.  to pursue (a specified course)
5.  (intr) (of a vessel, vehicle, etc) to admit of being guided in a specified fashion: this boat does not steer properly
6.  steer clear of to keep away from; shun
 
—n
7.  chiefly (US) information; guidance (esp in the phrase a bum steer)
 
[Old English stieran; related to Old Frisian stiūra, Old Norse stӯra, German stevern; see starboard, stern²]
 
'steerable1
 
—adj
 
'steerer1
 
—n

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