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

The steersman leaning on his long sweep turned his head and called, “Sir! is this true land or a witchery?”

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin