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Crewmember vs Deckhand - What's the difference?

crewmember | deckhand |

As nouns the difference between crewmember and deckhand

is that crewmember is a member of a crew while deckhand is (nautical) a member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.

crewmember

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of a crew.
    • The crewmembers held an emergency meeting in their cabin.

    deckhand

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.