cabin boy

noun

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

Origin of cabin boy

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby cabin boy

cabezon, cabildo, cabimas, cabin, cabin attendant, cabin boy, cabin class, cabin court, cabin cruiser, cabin deck, cabin fever

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British Dictionary definitions for cabin boy

cabin boy

noun

a boy who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship