deckman

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noun

A man who works on the deck of a ship.

OriginGerman Deckmann →
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Meanings

deckman1

noundeckman (plural deckmen)

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

Deckman2

proper nounDeckman (plural Deckmans)

plural Deckmans

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

deckman · noun

From deck + -man.

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Deckman · proper noun

  1. GermanDeckmann
  2. EnglishDeckman

Variant spelling of German Deckmann.

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Cite this entry
APA

deckman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckman

MLA

“deckman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deckman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckman.

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