Helmsman vs. Skipper

Helmsmannoun

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

Helmsmannoun

(figuratively) A leader.

Helmsmannoun

The man at the helm; a steersman.

Helmsmannoun

the person who steers a ship

Helmsmannoun

a person who steers a ship or boat.

Helmsman

A helmsman or helm is a person who steers a ship, sailboat, submarine, other type of maritime vessel, or spacecraft. The rank and seniority of the helmsman may vary: on small vessels such as fishing vessels and yachts, the functions of the helmsman are combined with that of the skipper; on larger vessels, there is a separate officer of the watch who is responsible for the safe navigation of the ship and gives orders to the helmsman, who physically steers the ship in accordance with those orders.

Skippernoun

(nautical) The master of a ship.

Skippernoun

A coach, director, or other leader.

Skippernoun

(sports) The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.

Skippernoun

Agent noun of skip: one who skips.

Skippernoun

A person who skips, or fails to attend class.

Skippernoun

Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.

Skippernoun

Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira, the Pacific saury.

Skippernoun

(obsolete) A young, thoughtless person.

Skippernoun

The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly, in Piophilidae, which leaps to escape predators.

Skippernoun

A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.

Skipperverb

(transitive) To captain a ship or a sports team.

Skipperverb

(intransitive) To take shelter in a barn or shed.

Skippernoun

One who, or that which, skips.

Skippernoun

A young, thoughtless person.

Skippernoun

The saury (Scomberesox saurus).

Skippernoun

The cheese maggot. See Cheese fly, under Cheese.

Skippernoun

Any one of numerous species of small butterflies of the family Hesperiadæ; - so called from their peculiar short, jerking flight.

Skippernoun

The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.

Skippernoun

A ship boy.

Skippernoun

a student who fails to attend classes

Skippernoun

an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Skippernoun

the naval officer in command of a military ship

Skipperverb

work as the skipper on a vessel