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单词 helmsmen
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helmsman

noun

helms·​man ˈhelmz-mən How to pronounce helmsman (audio)
: the person at the helm : steersman
helmsmanship
ˈhelmz-mən-ˌship How to pronounce helmsman (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • boss
  • boss man
  • captain
  • chief
  • foreman
  • head
  • headman
  • honcho
  • jefe
  • kingpin
  • leader
  • master
  • taskmaster
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Example Sentences

had a complaint and demanded to talk to the helmsman of this vast construction project, not some underling
Recent Examples on the Web The sailing organization also call its hydrofoiling boats the F50, in deference to F1, and has changed the name of the helmsman, in traditional yacht-racing parlance, to driver. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022 Peter Burling, the winning helmsman of the last two America’s Cups, and his team had a number of impressive starts and match-racing maneuvers during two days of racing. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022 My favorite performances came from Chong, Gooding, Bush and Melissa Navia as Enterprise helmsman Erica Ortegas. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022 The country had only 20 years earlier ended a brutal war with Japan, but the ship's helmsman was Japanese (Sulu). John Blake, CNN, 1 May 2022 Max works as the helmsman and hauler, while Virginia measures the lobsters and throws back the ones too small to keep. BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2021 As the helmsman struggled to center the ship, the two pilots also began to argue between themselves, the person said. BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2021 One of the pilots gave a series of unusually aggressive commands, shouting to the ship’s Indian helmsman to steer hard right, then hard left, according to a person familiar with audio recordings from the ship’s voyage data recorder. BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2021 Although born in Australia, the helmsman also holds U.S. citizenship. Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined above

helmsmen

noun

plural of helmsman
as in leaders
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do had a complaint and demanded to talk to the helmsman of this vast construction project, not some underling

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • leaders
  • captains
  • foremen
  • bosses
  • masters
  • chiefs
  • directors
  • commanders
  • managers
  • overseers
  • lords
  • administrators
  • supervisors
  • heads
  • superintendents
  • taskmasters
  • executives
  • headmen
  • skippers
  • presidents
  • governors
  • kingpins
  • stewards
  • honchos
  • jefes
  • generals
  • boss men
  • rulers
  • principals
  • kings
  • figureheads
  • employers
  • superiors
  • overlords
  • mistresses
  • dominators
  • sovereigns
  • potentates
  • magnates
  • princes
  • leadmen
  • directresses
  • hierarchs
  • barons
  • czars
  • moguls
  • bigwigs
  • straw bosses
  • standard-bearers
  • micromanagers
  • gaffers
  • coleaders
  • big guns
  • gangers
  • co-leaders
  • higher-ups
  • top dogs
  • top guns
  • big cheeses
  • sovrans
  • tsars
  • subchiefs
  • subdirectors
  • coheads
  • co-heads
  • sub-chiefs
  • tzars
  • sub-directors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • subordinates
  • juniors
  • subjects
  • dependents
  • underlings
  • inferiors
  • secondaries
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