steerer

steerer
/stear"euhr/, n.
1. a person or thing that steers.
2. Informal. a confederate who directs potential customers to a gambling game, brothel, drug seller, etc.
[STEER1 + -ER1]

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  • steerer — reseter …   Anagrams dictionary

  • steerer — steer·er …   English syllables

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