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mastman

mastman noun: a sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast.

Noun

mastman (plural mastmen)

  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.2007 July 1, Christopher Clarey, “Alinghi Within One Victory of America’s Cup”, in New York Times

Forms of mastman

pluralmastmen
alternative formmast man

Origin of mastman

From mast + -man.

Questions about mastman

What does mastman mean?
Mastman means a sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast.
What part of speech is mastman?
Mastman is a noun.
What is the plural of mastman?
The plural of mastman is mastmen.

Words near mastman in the dictionary

  1. mastitises
  2. mastives
  3. mastless
  4. mastlike
  5. mastlin
  6. mastman
  7. mastmen
  8. Mastny
  9. Masto
  10. masto-
  11. mastoba

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