In Old English, a leader, guide; in later use only spec. a pilot.

A steersman.

One who steers a boat or ship; one who sits at the stern of a canoe and steers (North American).

A person who controls the rudder of a boat, a rudder man. Obsolete.

A person who controls the direction of a ship; a steersman, a pilot. Also occasionally: a captain (cf. sense 1a). archaic and rare in later use.

A pilot; a steersman.

The master, captain, or commander of a ship; formerly also, a pilot, steersman.

A person who steers or directs the course of a ship; a helmsman or navigator, spec. a qualified coastal navigator taken on board temporarily to…

A steersman.

A steersman, pilot; cf. stern, n.3 1. Obsolete.

One who steers, a steersman; a coxswain (of a rowing boat).

The man at the helm who steers the ship; a steersman. Also figurative.

A person who pilots a ship.

One who conds or cons a ship.

A helmsman, steersman.

A steersman or quartermaster in a ship manned by lascars.

a person who steers a boat.

A captain or steersman of a boat.

A man who attends to a wheel in some piece of mechanism; U.S. a helmsman.

an aircraft pilot; (also more generally) a person who operates the throttle of any vehicle; a person who enjoys driving or travelling at high speed.