powder monkey
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powder monkey
n. Informal
One who carries or sets explosives.
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powder monkey
n
(Historical Terms) (formerly) a boy who carried powder from the magazine to the guns on warships
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pow′der mon`key
n.
a person in charge of explosives, as in a demolition crew.
[1675–85]
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| Noun | 1. | powder monkey - someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship) |
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