messman

American  

[mes-muhn] / ˈmɛs mən /

noun

Naval.

plural

messmen

1. an enlisted person who serves in the messroom.

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Etymology

Origin of messman

First recorded in 1840–50; mess + -man

Example Sentences

We take it in turns to be cook and messman, working in pairs: Abbott and I, Levick and Browning, Priestley and Dickason, and thus each has one day on in three.

From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron

The first hint of this came from the messman and cook who commenced to make a Herculean sweep of the pint-mugs and tin plates.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir

"About them fifty thousand francs, sorr," said the messman, cunningly, "or five thousand, was it?"

From Action Front by Cable, Boyd

Here's a health to his men, whose good looks and good will Did such excellent credit to messman and drill.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

Cooks of lyric inclination would enliven the company with the score of the latest gramophone opera, and the messman and company would often feel impelled to join in the choruses.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir