helmsman

Questions about helmsman

What does helmsman mean?

helmsman means "the person who steers a ship".

How many syllables are in helmsman?

helmsman has 2 syllables: helm-sman. The stress falls on "helm". In IPA it is /ˈhɛlmzˌmæn/.

What is another word for helmsman?

Close synonyms include steersman, steerer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is helmsman a common word?

helmsman is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with helmsman?

35 words rhyme with helmsman. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.