|tīmə|ni(ə)r, |tim- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French timonier, from Middle French, from timon tiller, helm (from — assumed — Vulgar Latin timon-, timo, alteration of Latin temon-, temo shaft of a wagon, beam of a plow, pole) + -ier -ary
: helmsman
teach him the trade of a timoneer — W.S.Gilbert