HELMSMAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does helmsman mean? 

• HELMSMAN (noun)
  The noun HELMSMAN has 1 sense:

1. the person who steers a ship

  Familiarity information: HELMSMAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELMSMAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The person who steers a ship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

helmsman; steerer; steersman

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)

 Context examples 

I was in fear that a struggle might take place, but a cry from the helmsman made it easy for the situation to save itself.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“Ay, ay, sir,” the helmsman responded, putting a couple of spokes down.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The blood from his nose gushed in a scarlet stream over the feet of the helmsman, who was none other than Louis, his boat-mate.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

They composed the watch on deck, and it was the ship’s custom, in good weather, to let the watch sleep with the exception of the officer, the helmsman, and the look-out.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

For ten minutes I had watched her talking earnestly with the engineer, and now, with a sign for silence, I drew her out of earshot of the helmsman.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)