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  1. 1. n. A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n:100 n a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor Source: ecdict

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