Deckhand

Quick meaning: Deckhand is a noun meaning (nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.

Meaning

(nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.

More Meanings

1. (theater) A stagehand.
2. (intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.

Example Sentences

Larry ran a tugboat company from there, and sometimes my brother and I deckhanded for him.

Years later, I met a guy who had deckhanded on her after I did, and he was a little more equivocal.

Sometimes actors set props on the spikes, or sometimes a deckhand will do it, depending on the action of the play.

I deckhanded on a fish boat for four years and knew no fisherman likes to be called out of the blue and have his numbers demanded!

Word Forms

• deckhands
• deckhanding
• deckhanded

Synonyms for deckhand

Depending on context, synonyms include roustabout.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include roustabout, sailor, crewman, seaman, mate, bridge.

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