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mastmen

mastmen is the plural of mastman.

Meaning of mastman

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

Questions about mastmen

What is mastmen the plural of?
Mastmen is the plural of mastman.

Words near mastmen in the dictionary

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

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