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deckmen

deckmen is the plural of deckman.

Meaning of deckman

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

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Questions about deckmen

What is deckmen the plural of?
Deckmen is the plural of deckman.

Words near deckmen in the dictionary

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

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