- helmsman, steersman, steerer - the person who steers a ship
--1 is a kind of mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog
--1 has particulars: coxswain, coxDerived form: verb steer1 - decoy, steerer - a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
--2 is a kind of deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker; accomplice, confederate
--2 has particulars: roper; shill