mastman

English

Alternative forms

  • mast man

Etymology

From mast +‎ -man.

Noun

mastman (plural mastmen)

  1. (nautical, sailing) A sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast
    • 2007 July 1, Christopher Clarey, “Alinghi Within One Victory of America’s Cup”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      “I just said to the boys that when Australia won in Newport, they were 3-1 down, and we all know what happened there,” said Matt Mason, Team New Zealand’s mastman.

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