deckhand

noun

deck·​hand ˈdek-ˌhand How to pronounce deckhand (audio)
: a sailor who performs manual duties

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Harry worked as a deckhand (and then lead deckhand), while Bri served as a stewardess and then a third stewardess. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025 The yacht’s chief engineer managed to get out from a wheelhouse door while assisting another deckhand, who likewise then helped lift out two other crew members onto the deck. Adam Carlson, People.com, 15 May 2025 And how cryptically thrilling to know that the deckhands are laughing with you down the hallway of time. John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 Jason is not at all happy with his performance as a lead deckhand so far. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for deckhand

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First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deckhand was in 1844

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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deckhand. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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deckhand

noun
deck·​hand ˈdek-ˌhand How to pronounce deckhand (audio)
: a sailor who performs manual duties

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