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helmsman

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of helmsman

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do

had a complaint and demanded to talk to the helmsman of this vast construction project, not some underling

Synonyms of helmsman

boss, boss man, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, honcho, jefe, kingpin, leader, master, taskmaster

Words Related to helmsman

directress, mistress

administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up

leadman, manager, overseer, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor

dominator, lord, overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran)

baron, czar (also tsar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince

big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun

cohead, coleader

employer, gaffer [British], ganger [British]

subchief, subdirector

Near Antonyms of helmsman

dependent, inferior, junior, secondary, subject, subordinate, underling

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