He went to sea as a deckhand at the age of fourteen.
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Deckhand
//ˈdɛkˌhænd//
Synonyms for "deckhand" (31 found)
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Related words (15)
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Translations
12 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- матрос noun (a member of the crew)
Dutch
1 entries- dekknecht noun (a member of the crew)
Finnish
1 entries- kansimies noun (a member of the crew)
Icelandic
1 entries- háseti noun (a member of the crew)
Ingrian
1 entries- alustrenki noun (a member of the crew)
Manx
1 entries- marrinagh noun (a member of the crew)
Māori
1 entries- kaimahi kāraho noun (a member of the crew)
Polish
2 entries- majtek noun (a member of the crew)
- marynarz pokładowy noun (a member of the crew)
Turkish
3 entries- deniz eri noun (a member of the crew)
- miço noun (a member of the crew)
- tayfa noun (a member of the crew)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Sometimes actors set props on the spikes, or sometimes a deckhand will do it, depending on the action of the play.
Source: wiktionary
You deckhand for Old Sam in the summer, you guide climbers up the Big Bump in the spring, you can skin a Cat, mine for gold, butcher a moose, fix an engine.
Source: wiktionary
I deckhanded on a fish boat for four years and knew no fisherman likes to be called out of the blue and have his numbers demanded!
Source: wiktionary
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