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deckhand

noun

Definition of deckhand

as in crewman

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Recent Examples of deckhand In the summer of 2017, Keeron Wilson was an 18-year-old deckhand working on a spectator boat in Bermuda, serving cocktails and carving out a modest living as part of the island’s tourism industry. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 8 May 2026 Todd Meadows, a 25-year-old deckhand on the Aleutian Lady, died as a result of an accident during production. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 Episodes will feature Meadows, who joined the Aleutian Lady as a deckhand in May 2025. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 Continue reading … FROZEN PERIL — Cause of death revealed for 'Deadliest Catch' deckhand Todd Meadows, 25. — FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deckhand

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Noun

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
Reid along with crewman Aaron Fordy, went out in search of the missing pup.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Definition of crewman

Noun

The operator of a tugboat that was pushing a construction barge that ran over a sailboat last summer in Biscayne Bay, killing three summer campers, pleaded guilty to seaman’s manslaughter in federal court on Tuesday.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Made famous by Jewish-style delis in Richmond, Virginia, to satisfy the appetites of local Navy seamen, the Sailor sandwich is a meat-centric indulgence.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Definition of seaman

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The partnership follows Fathom5’s success in Phase III of the Defense Innovation Unit’s NextMRO Prize Challenge, where the company demonstrated software that turned operational Navy maintenance data into applications designed for use by sailors.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Once home to thousands of sailors and their families, the island emptied after the base closed in 1997.

— Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026

Definition of sailor

Noun

The Los Gatos squad was comprised of Luke DeGraff (Los Gatos), Julian Weinstein (Los Gatos), Tristan Carpenter (Menlo-Atherton) and Declan McInerney (Los Gatos) with coxswain Kaira Yoo (Los Gatos).

— Phil Jensen, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
In May 1971, his wife’s father, Henry Fletcher, enlisted in the Navy to become a riverine boat coxswain, and in June 1975, his wife, Bobbie, enlisted in the Navy as a cryptologic technician.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

Definition of coxswain

Noun

Passed in 1920, the Jones Act requires that all shipments by water within the United States, including by ocean, be made on ships that are built in America, owned by American companies, and crewed by American mariners.

— James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Centcom said the operation was intended to further diminish Tehran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

— Joseph Wilkins,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of mariner

Noun

Whereas attacks on mariners from other countries, including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, have been widely reported, the killing of Mexican seafarers has gone unacknowledged by the Mexican government — and largely unnoticed internationally.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Tehran has repeatedly attacked oil tankers, killing at least two seafarers and injuring more than a dozen this month.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of seafarer

Noun

Your senior hires need a circle that includes a sponsor from senior leadership, a peer who can help explain unwritten norms, an operational navigator to remove administrative obstacles.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Next up is a 38% markdown on the Fitbit Versa 4 smartwatch, a personal health navigator that tracks your metrics.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026

Definition of navigator

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