helmsmen

noun

plural of helmsman
as in leaders
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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmsmen
  1. leaders
  2. foremen
  3. bosses
  4. captains
  5. masters
  6. chiefs
  7. managers
  8. directors
Noun
  • These decisions are not siloed within a sustainability team but are made the responsibility of commercial, sourcing, finance, and operations leaders.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Great storytellers know how to tell a story, but great leaders know how to find them.
    — Bryan Adams, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Customers were very important; workers, foremen.
    — Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.
    — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of foremen
Noun
  • What Billy doesn’t realize is how little any of that matters in the real game—the one being played by the town’s political bosses.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Court has been persistently reactionary in its dealings with other branches, using horizontal review to protect enslavers from abolitionists, bosses from unions, and tycoons from tax collectors.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bosses
Noun
  • The 24-year-old is one of Chelsea’s vice-captains, behind Reece James, and has played 149 times for the club since joining from Brighton in August 2023.
    — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Achane agreed, explaining that much will be required not just of the captains but of the entire team.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of captains
Noun
  • At Berkeley, that includes programs like masters’ degrees in business administration and public policy.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Jomo Hankerson alleged his father violated a settlement agreement over recording masters and music publishing rights for the works of Aaliyah, Toni Braxton, DMX and Timbaland.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • That's shifting the organizational structure, giving many security chiefs a direct line to the CEO instead of the chief information officer, said Meredith Griffanti, global head of cybersecurity and data privacy communications at FTI Consulting.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Security chiefs at financial companies say 30% to 50% of their time goes to regulatory compliance that could be better spent dealing with the real threats.
    — Keegan Crage, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of chiefs
Noun
  • At least as early as 2021, managers were warning that despite ongoing efforts to add new antennas to DSN, the agency cannot reach all deep-space missions at once.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But for the users of AI models and services, it's created complexity and chaos as CEOs and IT managers spend an outsized amount of time and resources comparing costs and capabilities to avoid getting left behind.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • Special programs include a focus on Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki, featuring six of his films with leading directors and actors discussing his work.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Studios have contracts in place with AI protections for writers, directors and actors and are mindful about the concerns.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of directors
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“Helmsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmsmen. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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