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had a complaint and demanded to talk to the helmsman of this vast construction project, not some underling
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Each boat has a crew of five members, consisting of a helmsman, wing-trimmer, flight controller and two grinders.
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Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Each boat has a crew of five members, consisting of a helmsman, wing-trimmer, flight controller and two grinders.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Each boat has a crew of five members, consisting of a helmsman, wing-trimmer, flight controller and two grinders.
—Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
From there, Grimes also came aboard The Orville as the ship’s helmsman.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
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Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
Each boat has a crew of five members, consisting of a helmsman, wing-trimmer, flight controller and two grinders.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Each boat has a crew of five members, consisting of a helmsman, wing-trimmer, flight controller and two grinders.
—Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
From there, Grimes also came aboard The Orville as the ship’s helmsman.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for helmsman
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“Helmsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helmsman. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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helmsman
noun
helms·man
ˈhelmz-mən 
: the person at the helm
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