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.

References

• “mastman”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Merriam-Webster Online and MSN Encarta Dictionary have no entry.