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deckhand

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛkˌhænd/

The English word “deckhand” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.
  2. A stagehand.

verb

  1. To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.

Etymology

From deck + hand.

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