steersman

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The narrator is portrayed as the junior steersman.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Once, it was a happy little Greek term for a steersman, adapted in the 1940s by scientists describing the interaction between humans and machines: cybernetics.

From BBC • May 19, 2017

It looks like Marvel’s found their new franchise steersman.

From Time • Mar. 23, 2015

Adam Bielamowicz, a tenor, was a bright steersman.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2013

Serafina Pekkala flew down toward the launch, leaving the dæmons out of sight above, and alighted on the counter just behind the steersman.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman