cabin-boy
Young maritime servant
A cabin-boy is a young male servant who attends to officers and passengers aboard a ship, performing domestic duties like serving meals and cleaning quarters.
The role was common on sailing vessels through the 19th century: He started as a cabin-boy and worked his way up to captain.
Now largely historical.
Fellow crew member
- messmateFellow diner, especially military
- bunkmateBed-sharing cabin partner
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
steward · captain · boatswain · quartermaster · midshipman · purser · helmsman · navigator
Onboard food preparation area
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- voyageJourney by sea
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
rigging · deck · hold · mast · helm · portside · starboard · bow
One being instructed
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
protégé · pupil · understudy · greenhorn · inexperienced · tutelage · instruction · induction
Person of tender years
- ladBoy or young man
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- minorScale with lowered third
adolescent · stripling · underage · orphan · waif · impressment · coming-of-age · Victorian
shipmate
Fellow crew member
- messmateFellow diner, especially military
- bunkmateBed-sharing cabin partner
- sailorSeafaring crew member
deckhand · steward · captain · boatswain · quartermaster · midshipman · purser · helmsman · navigator · gunner
galley
Onboard food preparation area
seafaring · rigging · deck · hold · mast · helm · portside · starboard · bow · stern
trainee
One being instructed
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
mentorship · protégé · pupil · understudy · greenhorn · inexperienced · tutelage · instruction · induction · duties
youngster
Person of tender years
minor · adolescent · stripling · underage · orphan · waif · impressment · coming-of-age · Victorian · historical