deck hand
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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
Huynh was hired as a deck hand but served as the vessel’s de facto captain, Dysart said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2018
A little later Flossie and Freddie came walking along the deck hand in hand.
From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Laura Lee Hope
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