15
steersman(noun, guide, leader, director, sailor)
13
pilot(noun, leader, director, sailor)
9
navigator(noun, guide, sailor, plotter)
8
guide(noun, leader, director)
7
director(noun, leader)
7
steerer
7
wheelman(noun, guide)
5
captain(noun, sailor)
4
cox
4
coxswain
4
leader
4
path-finder
3
cicerone
3
seaman(noun, sailor)
2
decoy
2
escort
2
mariner(noun, sailor)
2
quartermaster
2
tar(noun, sailor)
2
wheelsman
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