Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun powder_monkey

1 sense of powder monkey

Sense 1
powder monkey -- (someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship))
       => assistant, helper, help, supporter -- (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work")