Helmsman \Helms"man\, n.; pl. Helmsmen.
   The man at the helm; a steersman.
   [1913 Webster]

	

	helmsman
    n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman,
         steerer]

	

	31 Moby Thesaurus words for "helmsman":
   Gyropilot, automatic pilot, boatheader, boatsteerer, cicerone,
   conner, courier, cowherd, cox, coxswain, docking pilot, dragoman,
   drover, goatherd, guide, guidepost, guider, herd, herdsman,
   mercury, navigator, pilot, pointer, river pilot, sailing master,
   shepherd, steerer, steersman, tour director, tour guide,
   wheelman