steerer
nounAU, UK /ˈstɪəɹə/ · US /ˈstɪɹɚ/
Etymology From steer + -er.
1
Someone or something that steers.
2
A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
- It isn't long before the casino help are telling their friends not to patronize the joint, and they in turn tell their friends, and in a very short time hundreds of people know all about it. At this point, the only way to get action is to hire a flock of steerers […]1961, John Scarne, Complete guide to gambling, page 232:
- Derived terms
- bunco-steerer, steerer tube