HELMSMAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The person who steers a ship

Synonyms:

helmsman; steerer; steersman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("helmsman" is a kind of...):

gob; Jack; Jack-tar; mariner; old salt; sea dog; seafarer; seaman; tar (a man who serves as a sailor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "helmsman"):

cox; coxswain (the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew)

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