peränpitäjä — meaning in English

English meaning

• caboose noun The last car on a freight train, once used as sleeping and cooking quarters for the crew.
• helmsman noun The person who steers a ship.

Senses

peränpitäjä is used for these senses in English:

• caboose (slang, sports) The person or team in last place.
• helmsman (nautical) A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.

caboose — full definition

1. noun The last car on a freight train, once used as sleeping and cooking quarters for the crew.
2. noun (informal, humorous) A youngest child born well after the others; also, slang for the buttocks.

helmsman — full definition

1. noun The person who steers a ship.
2. noun Figuratively, someone who leads or guides an organization or effort.

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