FISHTERM bilingual dictionary Search results for 'Deckhand' (1 record(s))
RECORD 1
RECORD No. | 77 |
AUTHOR | ELAD D. F. |
DATE OF CREATION | |
LAST UPDATE | 2022-10-26 00:00:00 |
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TERM | * Deckhand statut: préféré ; * matelot (noun) statut: admis | ||||||||||||
PART OF SPEECH | noun | ||||||||||||
PLURAL | Matelots ; Deckhands ; | ||||||||||||
ETYMOLOGY | From deck + hand | ||||||||||||
ETYMOLOGY SOURCE |
Antidote bilingual 10 v2.1 (2019). | ||||||||||||
DEFINITION |
a member of the navy or the merchant marine, or any sailor on a ship, below the rank of officer - Often lowest rank in the navy, below petty officer. A sailor who performs manual duties that do not require special training. | ||||||||||||
DEFINITION SOURCE |
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (8th ed.) (2010). Antidote bilingual 10 v2.1 (2019). | ||||||||||||
USAGE EXAMPLE | But it sounds the ideal position for able seaman Prescott. The Sun (2006); Marriage to a merchant seaman in 2004 put her on course for work by the coast. Times, Sunday Times (2009) | ||||||||||||
NOTES | A man who is a sailor, especially one who is not an officer (a boatman). It's often referred to as a jack-tar, mariner, navigator, sailor, sea dog, seafarer. Informal: salt, tar. A non-commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above seaman apprentice and below petty officer (Yourdictionary.com). |