Fishing Industry Terms

noun a person who works on a ship as a member of the deck crew, responsible for tasks such as maintenance, cleaning, and handling mooring lines

• The deckhand was responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the ship's deck.
• The deckhand helped out with all the manual labor on the boat.
• The deckhand was busting their butt out on the deck all day.
• In the game of life, we are all just deckhands following the captain's orders.

noun a person who is in charge of a boat or ship

verb to act as the captain or leader of a boat or ship

• The skipper of the ship was responsible for navigating through the rough waters.
• Hey skipper, can you steer the boat towards the shore?
• Yo, skipper, mind taking us to that cool spot for fishing?
• As the team captain, she was considered the skipper of the soccer team.