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• n  a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor

• Despite the warnings about Gustav, Luke holed himself up in Miss Brandy, along with his deckhand, Charlie.
• One deckhand reportedly persuaded the pilot of the White Knight to steer a ragged course around the ice floes in pursuit of real or imagined silver foxes.
• A land of self-invention, where no one bats an eye at a mom-deckhand-governor-whatever-comes-next.

• roustabout

News & Articles

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• Female deckhands find ‘reel’ work rewarding
  Deckhand Marybeth Head sails aboard the Crackerjack during a season that runs from March until mid-October, including a grueling stretch of 100 days without a break. The only concession to her male counterparts is the stepstool she uses to reach the rod holders.
  June 12, 2013 - Newport News-Times
• Fisherman describes shrimp boat collision that damages Mobile Bay's historic lighthouse
  Ricky Pridgen said the low-speed impact stopped the estimated 36- to 40-foot-long vessel instantly, while apparently sending an unsuspecting deckhand tumbling.
  June 11, 2013 - The Mississippi Press

Quotes

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• Tim Thomas in Boston Globe (registration)
  He paid off the deckhand,said Thomas. "He's cheating. He got the good pole, and a double hook, too."