Mastman

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast

    "“I just said to the boys that when Australia won in Newport, they were 3-1 down, and we all know what happened there,” said Matt Mason, Team New Zealand’s mastman."

Example

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"“I just said to the boys that when Australia won in Newport, they were 3-1 down, and we all know what happened there,” said Matt Mason, Team New Zealand’s mastman."

Etymology

From mast + -man.

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