HELMSMEN Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Noun

The pact is expected to be signed at the ASEAN Summit this November, when leaders from the group’s 11 member states will converge in Manila.

— Jon M. Huntsman, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Stanford professor Matt Abrahams and Zapier CEO Wade Foster discuss how leaders are using AI to synthesize information, structure ideas, prepare for difficult conversations, and rehearse for high-stakes moments.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 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

The bosses of two rival firms, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceX’s Elon Musk, quickly concurred.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Alom is part of a group of immigrants who have arrived in the city over the past five years with the goal of starting businesses, building careers and becoming their own bosses.

— Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of bosses

Noun

Roberts already has earned the respect of players such as senior defender Hutch Stuckert, one of the team’s captains.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Willis was sacked five times, Achane barely had running lanes and captains Patrick Paul and Aaron Brewer committed back-to-back holding penalties in the second quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of captains

Noun

Since mega masters hearings began in May, immigration data researchers found that the number of people ordered deported when not showing up for a hearing has skyrocketed.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
The title refers not only to the horror film my protagonist, Maya, is trying to make, but also to the city’s new masters and to those living in a zombified state of willful ignorance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

Young professionals send out thousands of applications with no luck, while hiring managers wade through a deluge of candidates for a single job posting.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
In an email exchange, store managers Sara Beattie and Brooke Berlin tell us what museumgoers are buying right now.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

All artists — starting with the actors, then music, then writers, then directors — have to figure out what their image is worth and negotiate that.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Hanung Bramantyo, one of Indonesia’s leading box office directors, helms the project.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

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