deck hand
Example Sentences
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He works as a deck hand, helping to load coal onto river barges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
The deck hand went onto the deck to close the yacht's windows.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
A nine-year veteran deck hand for Washington State Ferries, she was a favorite of her colleagues for her smile and her kind demeanor.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2022
He eased the boat in and shut it down while deck hand Travis Richey grabbed a plastic whiffle ball bat with the end cut off.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2016
Probably the lame man, who was only a deck hand, employed but for that day, was not disposed to make any very active opposition to our plans.
From Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student by Kilburn
