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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'powder monkey' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions powder monkey noun  (informal) an explosives expert. A person who sets explosives. (nautical) the persons employed to carry gun powder from the ship's magazine to the gun deck during a battle; in the 18th century Royal Navy this task (also carrying water) during battles became a permanent nickname for the ship's cabin boys and apprentice seamen.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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