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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabin boy¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

The 1884 death of a cabin boy in a lifeboat was no accident.

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

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

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

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“This,” said Mr. Lyons dramatically, “is the cabin boy Eduardo Leones’s treasure map!”

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