deckhand
Speech parts
1. deckhand - Noun
2. deckhand - Verb
Meaning
a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Antonyms
Show all antonymsHypernyms
Examples
Below Deck: Who is new deckhand Robert Phillips?
Bags of abalone pried from the rocks are brought to the surface by the diver or by way of "shot line", where the deckhand drops a weighted rope for the catch bag to be connected then retrieved.
Divers measure each abalone before removing from the reef and the deckhand remeasures each abalone and removes excess weed growth from the shell.
First mate David was involved in determining chief stew Hannah Ferrier’s dismissal and assisting deckhand Rob Westergaard with applying to do the crossing.
In fact, when it comes to the exterior crew, specifically her roommate, fellow deckhand James Hough, she’s proven that not only can she take his joking around, but she can give it back ten times better.
It was a dirty job, usually done by one deckhand and a watchman.