helmsman
/ˈhɛlmz.mən/
helmsman noun: a member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.
Noun
helmsman (plural helmsmen)
helmsman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
helmsman in Hindi
- helmsman, master of , coxswain, sailor
- कंधार kandhār
- helmsman, steersman, pilot, coxswain
- कर्णधार karṇadhār
helmsman in Tamil
- தண்டையல், தண்டயல், மீகாமன், மீகான், ஓட்டி, நீகான்
helmsman in Marathi
- helmsman, steersman, pilot
- कर्णधार karṇadhār
helmsman in Telugu
- a helmsman or steersman who controls the steering of a ship
- కర్ణధారుడు karṇadhāruḍu, కర్ణధారి karṇadhāri
More languagesFewer languages
- helmsman in Kannada
- ಚುಕ್ಕಾಣಿಗ, ಚುಕ್ಕಾಣಿ ನಡೆಸುವವ, ಹಡಗಿನ ಚಾಲಕ, ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರ
- helmsman in Sanskrit
- तारक tāraka, कर्णधार karṇadhāra
- helmsman in Assamese
- কাণ্ডাৰী kandari, গুৰিয়াল gurial, কেৰুৱালি keruali
- helmsman in Tagalog
- tagaugit
Forms of helmsman
| plural | helmsmen |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | helmesman |
| alternative form (obsolete) | helme-man |
Origin of helmsman
From helm + -s- + man.
Words formed from helmsman
Questions about helmsman
- What does helmsman mean?
- Helmsman means a member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.
- What is helmsman in Hindi?
- Helmsman in Hindi is कंधार (kandhār), कर्णधार (karṇadhār). See Helmsman meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is helmsman?
- Helmsman is a noun.
- How do you pronounce helmsman?
- Helmsman is pronounced /ˈhɛlmz.mən/.
- What is the plural of helmsman?
- The plural of helmsman is helmsmen.
Words near helmsman in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: helmsman (page history and authors); कंधार (Hindi) (page history and authors); helmsman (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कर्णधार (Marathi) (page history and authors); కర్ణధారి (Telugu) (page history and authors); helmsman (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कर्णधार (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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