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powder monkey

 
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–noun
1. (formerly) a boy employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.
2. powderman (def. 1).
Origin:
1675–85
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powder monkey  
n.   Slang
One who carries or sets explosives.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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powder monkey

  1. n.
    a specialist in the use of dynamite. (See also grease monkey.) : How long do powder monkeys usually live?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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