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cabin boy

noun

  1. a boy employed as a servant for the officers and passengers on a ship.


cabin boy

noun

  1. a boy who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cabin boy1

First recorded in 1720–30
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Example Sentences

When the storm that sank the ship surged again, a young cabin boy was left stranded.

Sure, Nate was too young—Papa wouldn’t hire cabin boys who were younger than fourteen.

Here you have this man who goes to the Arctic at 18 as a cabin boy for Commander Peary.

“Then she is also related to that ungrateful scoundrel and thieving cabin boy, Eduardo Leones!”

“Mr. Collins, call the men aft—down to the last one—even the cabin boy!”

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