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  • noun nautical A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.

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  • noun a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor

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Examples

  • The deckhand was the stoutest person on board, and he bore the octoroon to the deck in an instant, and wrenched the knife from his grasp.

    Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida Oliver Optic 1859

  • Vanessa's character will reportedly be working as a "deckhand" on a cruise ship that's taken hostage by pirates, according to the mag.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • And the idea of a day or two of not being the Captain (and First Mate, and deckhand, and cook, and scullery maid) of the Good Ship Our House is just so, so, so compelling.

    Guilt, Trip - Her Bad Mother 2010

  • A deckhand was crushed between the aircraft and the superstructure and killed.

    WWII ace captivated students 2010

  • "We are pretty rowdy," confirms Rose deckhand and designated hunk James Creel.

    Deadliest Catch Returns with New Boats and Crews 2011

  • The son of a farm worker, Cook came to the sea relatively late in life, signing on as a deckhand at the age of 18 and not joining the Royal Navy until almost a decade later.

    Man On a Quest Michael J. Ybarra 2011

  • That's the approach Kevin Teschner will take Monday morning at 5:30 when he starts his shift as a deckhand for NY Waterway, the ferry operator.

    Winter Shifts Into a Colder Gear Andrew Grossman 2011

  • The son of a farm worker, Cook came to the sea relatively late in life, signing on as a deckhand at the age of 18 and not joining the Royal Navy until almost a decade later.

    Man On a Quest Michael J. Ybarra 2011

  • Mr. Teschner, who has been through more than 20 winters as a deckhand, does not just cope with the cold.

    Winter Shifts Into a Colder Gear Andrew Grossman 2011

  • Jeff Twaddle, 54, a deckhand on the charter boat Gale Force, based out of the Rainbow Marina near the Port of Long Beach, died on a fishing trip Friday after he put the fish in his mouth as a joke for the 20 kids on-board while out on the water, authorities said. 


    Joke Turns Lethal; Angler Chokes On Bait 2009

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