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Mastman vs Maltman - What's the difference?

mastman | maltman |

As nouns the difference between mastman and maltman

is that mastman is (nautical|sailing) a sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast while maltman is someone who works in a malthouse.

mastman

English

Alternative forms

* mast man

Noun

(mastmen)
  • (nautical, sailing) A sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 1, author=Christopher Clarey, title=Alinghi Within One Victory of America’s Cup, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“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 . }}

    References

    * * Merriam-Webster Online'' and ''MSN Encarta Dictionary have no entry.

    maltman

    English

    Noun

    (maltmen)
  • Someone who works in a malthouse