"deckhand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deckhands [plural]
Etymology: From deck + hand. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|deck|hand}} deck + hand Head templates: {{en-noun}} deckhand (plural deckhands)
  1. (nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour. Categories (topical): Nautical, People Translations (a member of the crew): матрос (matros) (Bulgarian), dekknecht [masculine] (Dutch), kansimies (Finnish), háseti [masculine] (Icelandic), alustrenki (Ingrian), marrinagh [masculine] (Manx), kaimahi kāraho (Maori), majtek [masculine] (Polish), marynarz pokładowy [masculine] (Polish), tayfa (Turkish), deniz eri (Turkish), miço (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-deckhand-en-noun-Hf1~~cjT Disambiguation of People: 96 4 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 41 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 43 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 41 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 45 47 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 42 49 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 45 47 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 45 47 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 44 43 13 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'a member of the crew': 100 0
  2. (theater) A stagehand. Categories (topical): Theater
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Verb

Forms: deckhands [present, singular, third-person], deckhanding [participle, present], deckhanded [participle, past], deckhanded [past]
Etymology: From deck + hand. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|deck|hand}} deck + hand Head templates: {{en-verb}} deckhand (third-person singular simple present deckhands, present participle deckhanding, simple past and past participle deckhanded)
  1. (intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-deckhand-en-verb-TsFcZQsD Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 41 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 44 43 13

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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