- (n.) The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.
- (n.) A young man in training for military or naval service; especially a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis or Woolwich.
- (n.) A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission.
- (n.) In New Zealand, a young gentleman learning sheep farming at a station; also, any young man attached to a sheep station.
- (n.) A young man who makes a business of ruining girls to put them in brothels.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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