messboy

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounmessboy (plural messboys)

plural messboys

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

Origin

From mess + boy.

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Cite this entry
APA

messboy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messboy

MLA

“messboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messboy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “messboy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messboy.

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