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  • noun A man who works on the deck of a ship.

Etymologies

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deck +‎ -man

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Examples

  • But upon it fell Tedge and the engineer, stamping, shouting, shoving oil-soaked waste upon it, and covertly blocking off the astounded black deckman when he rushed to aid.

    O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Various

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