English

Noun
en-noun|sg=powder monkey

1. (informal) an explosives expert. A person who sets explosives.
2. 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.

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