hatchman

noun

hatch·​man

variants or less commonly hatchminder

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗⸗

or hatchwayman

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗mən

plural hatchmen also hatchminders or hatchwaymen

: one who stands by a ship's hatch to assist with the loading and unloading

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