The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RIGGER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1965.
Worker on shipboard crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIGGER | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Worker on shipboard
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rigger
- crew
- steward
- berth
- deckhand
- galley
- jonah
- purser
- stowaway
- bell
- bells
- rummager
Crossword Answer definitions
RIGGER noun- One who rigs or dresses; as:
- A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
- A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
- A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.
- A long, slender, pointed sable paintbrush for making fine lines, etc.; said to be so called from its use for drawing the lines of the rigging of ships.
- Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast.
- A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.
- An outrigger canoe or boat.
- An iron bracket or brace for an oarlock projecting from the side of a rowing boat.
- An extension mechanism, often retractable when not in use, on a boat, vehicle, or structure which helps to stabilize it to keep it from tipping over.
- A type of ski pole, with skis attached at the bottom, instead of the spike/pick found on a normal pole. It is used in downhill skiing variants of para-skiing, especially those that use a sit-ski, such as the monoski.
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