deckman

See also: Deckman

English

Etymology

From deck +‎ -man.

Noun

deckman (plural deckmen)

1. A man who works on the deck of a ship.
   • 2009 June 19, Bruce Weber, “Dusty Rhodes, Star Pinch-Hitter in ’54 Series, Dies at 82”, in New York Times‎:

     After he left baseball, Rhodes stayed in New York, living on Staten Island and working as a steerer, a deckman and a cook on tugboats.