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

Boston community and city leaders say new safety measures are rolling out this week, after recent alarming violence in Downtown Boston around Boston Common and Downtown Crossing.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
In the beginning of a pattern that would repeat for the next decade, Taylor Farms leaders pushed back on those FDA findings.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 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 ongoing sagas of Getz and Hoyer, two executives who got their jobs the old-school Chicago way — with no bothersome hiring searches conducted by their bosses — are ones that continue to fascinate me.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
California’s bosses were adding jobs slowly but at a far faster pace than the rest of the nation in early 2026.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of bosses

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Nearby, the Maritime Museum, housed in the 18th-century Grgurina Palace, tells the story of the captains and sailors who carried Kotor’s influence far beyond the bay, but save it for another visit if the afternoon is slipping away.

— Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
The extended player-exclusive talks followed a meeting that included CEO Scott O’Neil, the LIV Golf executive suite and the league’s team captains.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of captains

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Over the next century, cereal companies became masters at selling products as healthy — even as many of those cereals became increasingly sugary.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Young Wifredo loved drawing images from his dreams and was later sent to art school to study the work of the European masters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

If there is a crime or incident that occurs that is not an imminent threat to life or property, officers must ask permission from the moderator to investigate that incident, local police chiefs said.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
During the medieval period, parts of the region also came under the Ballal chiefs of Sullia.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of chiefs

Noun

As a result, a new superintendent and board of managers were brought in, and changes were implemented immediately.

— Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Many broadcasting managers nationwide made a grave mistake in the last 20 years by deciding that expertise was not needed to report traffic.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

The organization was disbanded by Taiwan's Interior Ministry in May for not holding elections for their directors in time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
McDonnell seemed to prize family connections over real-world experience, hiring her nephews to serve as directors and executive producers on various series.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

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