cabin boy

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cabin boy

noun cabin boys · cabin-boy

  1. dated A boy or young man who is employed to serve as an attendant for passengers or crew members on a ship.

    Similar: ship's boy, shipboy

  2. dated A male flight attendant.

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noun a boy serving on a ship

Españolgrumete, galopín
Kiswahiliuledi
Portuguêsgrumete
Françaismousse, moussaillon
DeutschSchiffsjunge
Italianomozzo
Ελληνικάμούτσος moútsos
Românămus
Русскийю́нга júnga
עבריתנַעַר תָּא na'ar ta

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@misc{cabin_boy_2026,
  title = {cabin boy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cabin%20boy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}