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Plural of helmsman

irregular plural

The plural of helmsman is helmsmen.

Forms of helmsman

Singular	helmsman /ˈhɛlmz.mən/
Plural	helmsmen
Countable	countable

Meaning of helmsman

noun A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.
noun A leader.

Full definition of helmsman

Nouns ending in -man: plural -men

man (men)
woman (women)
chairman (chairmen)
batman (batmen)
gentleman (gentlemen)
superman (supermen)
freshman (freshmen)
businessman (businessmen)
congressman (congressmen)
freeman (freemen)
spokesman (spokesmen)
policeman (policemen)

Questions about the plural of helmsman

What is the plural of helmsman?: The plural of helmsman is helmsmen.
Is helmsman countable?: Helmsman is a countable noun.

Adapted from Wiktionary: helmsman (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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