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messboy

messboy noun: a young man employed on a ship as a waiter and messroom attendant.

Noun

messboy (plural messboys)

  1. A young man employed on a ship as a waiter and messroom attendant.

Forms of messboy

pluralmessboys

Origin of messboy

From mess + boy.

Questions about messboy

What does messboy mean?
Messboy means a young man employed on a ship as a waiter and messroom attendant.
What part of speech is messboy?
Messboy is a noun.
What is the plural of messboy?
The plural of messboy is messboys.

Words near messboy in the dictionary

  1. Messapian
  2. Messapians
  3. Messapic
  4. Messapii
  5. Messas
  6. messboy
  7. messboys
  8. messdeck
  9. messdecks
  10. Messecar
  11. messed

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