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helmsman

noun

Etymology

From helm + -s- + man.

  1. inherited from *mon-✻ — “human being, man”
  2. inherited from *mann-✻ — “man”
  3. inherited from *mann✻
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man”
  5. inherited from man
  6. formed as helmsman — “helm + -s- + man”

Definitions

  1. A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.

  2. A leader.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA