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Steerer

One who steers; as, a boat steerer.

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Accomplice 76% connected

A cooperator.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Beguiler 76% connected

One who, or that which, beguiles.

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Cheat 76% connected

An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

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Cheater 76% connected

One who cheats.

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Confederate 76% connected

United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.

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Deceiver 76% connected

One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.

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Sailor 76% connected

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel…

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Slicker 76% connected

That which makes smooth or sleek.

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Trickster 76% connected

One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.

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Cox 76% connected

A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull.

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Coxswain 76% connected

See Cockswain.

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Helmsman 76% connected

The man at the helm; a steersman.

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Roper 76% connected

A maker of ropes.

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Shill 76% connected

To shell.

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Steersman 76% connected

One who steers; the helmsman of a vessel.

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Synonym 1

Decoy 92% connected

To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to dec…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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