1A boy employed on a sailing warship to carry powder to the guns.
〈史〉（军舰上雇佣的）弹药搬运工
Example sentencesExamples
Britain is at war with France, and being a powder monkey is one of the most dangerous jobs - Sam's predecessor was blown to smithereens.
The powder monkeys stood ready to begin their task and Captain John Cooke and his officers paced the quarter deck or at their respective stations.
But several captains wrote to support the women, whom they said had been seamstresses, medical assistants and even powder monkeys.
But Gaston, despite this, had never known true hunger, because from the day he learnt to walk, had been employed upon a ship as a powder monkey, and his father as an able seaman.
1.1North American informal A person who works with explosives.
〈北美〉爆破工
Definition of powder monkey in US English:
powder monkey
nounˈpoudər ˌməNGkē
historical
1A boy employed on a sailing warship to carry powder to the guns.
〈史〉（军舰上雇佣的）弹药搬运工
Example sentencesExamples
But Gaston, despite this, had never known true hunger, because from the day he learnt to walk, had been employed upon a ship as a powder monkey, and his father as an able seaman.
Britain is at war with France, and being a powder monkey is one of the most dangerous jobs - Sam's predecessor was blown to smithereens.
But several captains wrote to support the women, whom they said had been seamstresses, medical assistants and even powder monkeys.
The powder monkeys stood ready to begin their task and Captain John Cooke and his officers paced the quarter deck or at their respective stations.
1.1North American informal A person who works with explosives.