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helmsman

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helms·man  (hlmzmn)
n.
A person who steers a ship.
helmsman·ship n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.helmsmanhelmsman - the person who steers a ship        
steerer, steersman
coxswain, cox - the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tar - a man who serves as a sailor
Translations
helmsman [ˈhɛlmzmən] n → timonel m
helmsman [ˈhɛlmzmən] irreg n → timonier m
helmsman [ˈhɛlmzmən] helm irreg like man) n → Steuermann m
helmsman [ˈhɛlmzmən] n → timoniere m
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Then the helmsman understood all and cried out at once to his fellows and said:
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
I missed my late helmsman awfully,-- I missed him even while his body was still lying in the pilot-house.
Heart of Darkness by Conrad, Joseph View in context
The season for the Line at length drew near; and every day when Ahab, coming from his cabin, cast his eyes aloft, the vigilant helmsman would ostentatiously handle his spokes, and the eager mariners quickly run to the braces, and would stand there with all their eyes centrally fixed on the nailed doubloon; impatient for the order to point the ship's prow for the equator.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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