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deckman

deckman noun: a man who works on the deck of a ship.

Noun

deckman (plural deckmen)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Deckman

Deckman (plural Deckmans)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of deckman

Noun
pluraldeckmen
Proper noun
pluralDeckmans

Origin of deckman

From deck + -man.

Variant spelling of German Deckmann.

Questions about deckman

What does deckman mean?
Deckman means a man who works on the deck of a ship.
What part of speech is deckman?
Deckman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of deckman?
The plural of deckman is deckmen.

Words near deckman in the dictionary

  1. deckling
  2. decklist
  3. decklists
  4. deckload
  5. deckloads
  6. deckman
  7. Deckmans
  8. deckmen
  9. decko
  10. deckos
  11. deckplate

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