day man

noun

1. a seaman who is a member of a deck gang.

2. Also called idler. a member of a ship's company who does not stand watch and who ordinarily works only during the day, as a carpenter or sailmaker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of day man¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

"That is crazy. Special day, man. Special day for me, my family," Eze told BBC Match of the Day.

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"Of course it worries me, you never know. I think about it every day, man," the father of three says.

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This movie was not supposed to see the light of day, man.

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“It was harder to get 70 back in my day, man. Now everybody gets it,” Booker said, laughing.

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“Everybody is going to have something to say. They are going to feel whatever they’ve got to feel but at the end of the day, man, the only people that care are the people that’s in this room because we know what each and every person had to go through.”

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