deck·man \ˈdekmən, -ˌman\noun (pluraldeckmen) Etymology:deck (I) 1.: a worker who mixes ingredients for paper coatings 2. a.: decker 4 b.: a sawmill worker who operates a bull wheel that pulls cars of logs from pond to mill c.: a sawmill worker who rolls logs from deck to carriage and positions them for sawing — called also tripper