waister

Etymology

From waist + -er.

waister means A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.

noun

A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.“The largest division of a ship's company, and the most ignoble, was that of the waisters, the men stationed in the waist, the men " without art or judgment," who hauled aft the fore and main sheets, and kept the decks white.”