powder monkey

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === powder monkey (plural powder monkeys) (informal) An explosives expert; a person who sets explosives. (nautical) A person employed to carry gun powder from the ship's magazine to the gun deck during a battle; in the 18th century Royal British and U.S. Navies, this task (also carrying water) during battles became a permanent nickname for the ship's cabin boys and apprentice seamen. (skiing, snowboarding, informal) A skier or snowboarder who avidly seeks out the “powder” (light, dry, fluffy snow). ==== Synonyms ==== (skier preferring powdery snow): powder hound ==== Translations ====