ship's boy

American  

noun

1. a male attendant, as a cabin boy, steward, etc., employed to wait on a ship's passengers or officers.

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ship's boy British  

noun

1. a young man or boy employed to attend the needs of passengers or officers aboard ship

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Etymology

Origin of ship's boy

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

The ship’s boy looked from Camey to Reed and back again.

From Literature

The ship’s boy nodded and scrambled away, nearly knocking into Cooky, who stumbled from the galley, calling for Aly.

From Literature

The ship’s boy leaned over to whisper in his ear.

From Literature

A long shadow crossed the hold to the galley store, where the ship’s boy unlocked the door and began poking among the barrels, a silhouette of long limbs and curls on the curving timbers.

From Literature

Soon, the cook would send the ship’s boy to the hold to fetch a link of sausage or a slab of pork.

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