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DECKHAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deckhand mean?
• DECKHAND (noun)
The noun DECKHAND has 1 sense:
1. a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
Familiarity information: DECKHAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
deckhand; roustabout
Hypernyms ("deckhand" is a kind of...):
gob; Jack; Jack-tar; mariner; old salt; sea dog; seafarer; seaman; tar (a man who serves as a sailor)
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