In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
decoy, steerer
(noun) a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
helmsman, steersman, steerer
(noun) the person who steers a ship
Source: WordNet® 3.1
steerer (plural steerers)
Someone or something that steers.
A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
Synonyms: lugger, picker-up, roper, runner
• resteer, tererés, tererês
Source: Wiktionary
Steer"er, n.
Definition: One who steers; as, a boat steerer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.