Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

powder monkey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
pow-der -mon-key
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An explosives expert; a person who sets explosives.

Informal

noun

A person employed to carry gun powder from the ship's magazine to the gun deck during a battle; in the 18th century Royal British and U.S. Navies, this task (also carrying water) during battles became a permanent nickname for the ship's cabin boys and apprentice seamen.

noun

A skier or snowboarder who avidly seeks out the “powder” (light, dry, fluffy snow).

Informal

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What does powder monkey mean?
An explosives expert; a person who sets explosives.

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