helmsman

English

Etymology

From helm +‎ -s- +‎ man.

Noun

helmsman (plural helmsmen)

(nautical) A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.
(figuratively) A leader.

Translations

he who is responsible for steering a ship

Afrikaans: stuurman
Bulgarian: рулеви m (rulevi), кормчия (bg) m (kormčija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 舵手 (zh) (duòshǒu)
Czech: kormidelník m
Danish: styrmand c, rorgænger c (obsolete. Used ironically referring to politicians.)
Dutch: stuurman (nl)
Faroese: stýrimaður m
Finnish: peränpitäjä, ruorimies (fi), perämies (fi)
French: barreur (fr) m, timonier (fr) m
Galician: temoneiro (gl)
German: Steuermann (de) m

Hebrew: הַגַּאִי‎‎ (he) m (hagai)
Italian: timoniere (it) m, nocchiero (it) m, nocchiere (it) m
Japanese: 舵手 (ja) (だしゅ, dashu)
Korean: 키잡이 (kijabi)
Macedonian: кормилар m (kormilár)
Maori: kaitia, kaiwhakaue, kaiurungi
Norman: bârryi m
Portuguese: timoneiro (pt) m
Russian: шту́рман (ru) m (štúrman), рулево́й (ru) m (rulevój), (dated or ironic) ко́рмчий (ru) m (kórmčij)
Spanish: timonel m
Swedish: rorsman (sv), rorgängare (sv)
Tagalog: tagaugit

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