EGAVE

deckhand

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.
  2. noun A stagehand.
  3. verb To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.

Similar words

roustabout sailor crewman seaman mate bridge deck cage tar swab

Often followed by

on and who to was in for aboard had

Word family

deckhands

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