helmsman
pronunciation
How to pronounce helmsman in British English:
UK [ˈhelmzmən]
How to pronounce helmsman in American English:
US [ˈhɛlmzmən]
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- Noun:
- the person who steers a ship
Word Origin
- helmsman (n.)
- 1620s, from helm (n.1) + man (n.).
Example
- 1. The great helmsman 's marxist experiments killed 30 million chinese peasants .
- 2. Putin has successfully cultivated his image as a slavic stud , a dynamic helmsman steering russia through turbulent waters .
- 3. At the city 's new university campus , a 20 - metre statue of the great helmsman towers over the classrooms and dormitories that surround it .
- 4. When alan greenspan retired as the fed 's chairman in 2006 , he was hailed in the markets as a skilled helmsman who had averted disaster on many occasions .
- 5. The master relays orders from the panama canal authority ( acp ) pilot to the helmsman as the vessel eases into the lock under her own power .