cabin boy

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A boy servant aboard a ship.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A boy employed to wait on the officers and passengers in the cabin of a ship.

Wiktionary

1. n. dated A boy or young man who is employed to serve as an attendant for passengers or crew members on a ship.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. a boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and passengers in the cabin of a ship.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a young man acting as a servant on a ship