cabin boy

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

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  • Cabin Boy — est un film américain réalisé par Adam Resnick, sorti en 1994. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cabin boy — Cabin Cab in (k[a^]b [i^]n), n. [OF. caban, fr. W. caban booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane, cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.] 1. A cottage or small house; a hut. Swift. [1913 Webster] A hunting cabin in the west. E …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cabin boy — cabin ,boy noun count a boy who worked on a ship as a servant in the past …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cabin boy — n. a boy whose work is to serve and run errands for the officers and passengers aboard a ship …   English World dictionary

  • cabin boy — n a young man who works as a servant on a ship …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Cabin Boy — Infobox Film name = Cabin Boy caption = Theatrical release poster director = Adam Resnick producer = Barry Bernardi (Executive Producer) Tim Burton (Producer) Denise Di Novi (Producer) Steve White (Executive Producer) writer = Story: Chris… …   Wikipedia

  • Cabin boy — A Cabin boy or ship s boy is a boy (in the sense of low ranking male employee, not always a minor) who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship, [ Concise Oxford Dictionary , Oxford University Press 1999, entry Cabin boy ] especially… …   Wikipedia

  • cabin boy — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cabin boy : singular cabin boy plural cabin boys a boy who worked on a ship as a servant in the past …   English dictionary

  • Cabin boy (disambiguation) — A cabin boy is a servant on a ship. The term may also refer to one of the following* Cabin Boy , a 1994 film * The Cabin Boy , a 19th century folk ballad [http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex/c01.htm] * Handsome Cabin Boy , a folk song * Cabin Boy ,… …   Wikipedia

  • cabin-boy — cabˈin boy noun A boy who waits on the officers or cabin passengers of a ship • • • Main Entry: ↑cabin …   Useful english dictionary

  • cabin boy — Synonyms and related words: Ganymede, Hebe, airline hostess, airline stewardess, attendant, bakehead, batman, bellboy, bellhop, bellman, black gang, boilerman, bootblack, boots, bungs, caddie, chips, chore boy, commissary steward, complement,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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