Thesaurus results for DECKHAND

deckhand

noun

Definition of deckhand

as in crewman

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Recent Examples of deckhand The reality star, from Burtonport, Ireland, works as a deckhand on the Bravo series. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 Sig Hansen is expressing his dismay after a deckhand asked to return home on the latest episode of Deadliest Catch. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026 The fisherman to my right took a blast to the face, and so did the deckhand, Mike, next to him. — Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026 CeCe Downing's Start Over Summer by Soon Wiley Recently fired and reeling from a breakup, Cece Downing escapes to New London, Connecticut, where financial pressure pushes her into an unexpected job as a deckhand on an oyster boat. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deckhand

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Noun

Gregory served as a crewman on the Wizard, owned and operated by Keith, from 2018 to 2022.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
The acclaimed author of The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf brings erudition and flair to Forster’s peripatetic career as teenaged crewman on Captain Cook’s global voyage.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of crewman

Noun

The charge of seaman's manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Hernandez was charged with two counts of misconduct of a ship officer resulting in death under the seaman’s manslaughter statute and released on a $50,000 bond at his presentment in Manhattan federal court two days after the incident.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of seaman

Noun

The father of Jessica’s shipmate, Joshua Aviles, also was detained by immigration agents, before later being released, according to his family.

— Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
But a surviving shipmate heard the message and passed it on to Gómez Roca’s deputy, Lieutenant Commander Sergio Bazán, who headed toward Puerto Deseado.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shipmate

Noun

Determined, Teagan bulldozes her way through the boathouse, eventually becoming the team’s coxswain, the only non-rowing member who is tasked with steering, managing the race plan and motivating the rest of the team.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
At her new school, Teagan becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of coxswain

Noun

Seas will also begin to lower as the nor'easter pulls away, but inexperienced mariners and small vessels are encouraged to stay docked on Monday as rough seas and gusty winds are still likely.

— Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
For example, Kingsborough Community College, located in South Brooklyn, where the Sheepshead and Jamaica Bays meet the Atlantic Ocean, operates a maritime technology program that is training the next generation of local mariners.

— Julie Raskin, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of mariner

Noun

The attacks have left three seafarers injured and two missing this week, according to the International Maritime Organization.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Two seafarers have been reported missing and a container ship reportedly sank as a result of recent attacks, according to the maritime sources.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of seafarer

Noun

Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished during one of the final stretches of their trip after departing Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Celestial navigators who do this will need to account for the growing difference between UTC and UT1 when determining their precise position on Earth.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of navigator

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