Mastman
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"“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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