"deckhand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deckhands [plural]
Etymology: 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), trenki (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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 41 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 42 3 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'a member of the crew': 100 0
  2. (theater) A stagehand. Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-deckhand-en-noun-C8nE-zl0 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

Verb

Forms: deckhands [present, singular, third-person], deckhanding [participle, present], deckhanded [participle, past], deckhanded [past]
Etymology: 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

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