cabin boy

Noun

Meaning

a young man acting as a servant on a ship

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

cabin-boy

Synonyms

stoker bellman chips complement attendant bellboy bellhop cupbearer bootblack deckhand caddie boots trainbearer gofer bakehead
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Antonyms

lord householder proprietress host leader master
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Hypernyms

servant retainer

Examples

That's what keeps me up at three in the morning: Who's looking at reviews of Cabin Boy right now? Chris Elliott

As a cabin boy on a Norwegian sailing ship I earned five kronen a week in addition to my keep. Fritz Sauckel

When I was a child, I wanted to raise horses in Wyoming or be a cabin boy on a pirate ship. Sadie Jones

After several days, one of the crew, a seventeen-year-old cabin boy, fell unconscious due to a combination of the famine and drinking seawater. Source: Internet

At age thirteen, Driver ran way from home to become a cabin boy on a ship. Source: Internet

At twelve, Audubon went to military school and became a cabin boy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cabin attendant cabin attendants cabin bed cabin camps cabin car cabin class