From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsteersmansteers‧man /ˈstɪəzmən $ ˈstɪrz-/ noun (plural steersmen /-mən/) [countable] BOTTWsomeone who steers a ship
Examples from the Corpus
steersman• The eunuch said, however, that the steersman had finished his work and gone forward before all this happened. 