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floorhand

floorhand noun: a junior worker on an oil rig, responsible for general labour and maintenance, usually more specialized tasks than those of a leasehand.

Noun

floorhand (plural floorhands)

  1. A junior worker on an oil rig, responsible for general labour and maintenance, usually more specialized tasks than those of a leasehand.

Forms of floorhand

pluralfloorhands

Origin of floorhand

From floor + hand.

Questions about floorhand

What does floorhand mean?
Floorhand means a junior worker on an oil rig, responsible for general labour and maintenance, usually more specialized tasks than those of a leasehand.
What part of speech is floorhand?
Floorhand is a noun.
What is the plural of floorhand?
The plural of floorhand is floorhands.

Words near floorhand in the dictionary

  1. floorers
  2. floorful
  3. floorfuls
  4. floorgrip
  5. floorgrips
  6. floorhand
  7. floorhands
  8. floorhead
  9. floorheads
  10. flooring
  11. flooring it

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