destroyerman

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noun

A sailor engaged on a destroyer.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

noundestroyerman (plural destroyermen)

plural destroyermen

  1. nauticalA sailor engaged on a destroyer.

    Destroyermen, sure-footed, they swung aboard expertly.

    1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 23

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“destroyerman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destroyerman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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