This is from the Spanish word timonél (meaning: helmsman).
A helmsman / helmswoman / helmsperson is someone who steers a boat or a ship. A synonym in English is a coxswain.
mga timonél
helmsmen, helmswomen
helmspeople
variation: timonéro
In certain Tagalog-speaking regions like Tayabas in Quezon province, a timonel can refer to the leader of a fishing expedition.
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
tagaúgit: tao na humahawak ng ugit o timon
timón:isang malapad, sapád, at naigagalaw na piraso ng kahoy o metal na idinudugtong sa popa ng bangka o barko, at ginagamit na patnubay
