n. The younger or youngest son.n. Hence One of the younger members, or the youngest member, of any organized association or institution.n. One who carried arms in a regiment as a private, but solely with a view to acquiring military skill preparatory to a commission. His service was voluntary, but he received pay, and was thus distinguished from a volunteer.n. A young man in training for the rank of an officer in the army or navy, or in a military school.n. An East Indian bird, Æthopyga miles, a species of fire honey-sucker, of the family Nectariniidæ.n. A young man who, for the sake of the practical experience to be gained, works with the men on a sheep- or cattle-farm without pay.n. A student in engineering or any of the applied sciences who, in completion of his course (or earlier), seeks practical experience by entering the service of some large establishment where the principles be has been studying are applied, and works there for little or no pay.n. One who prostitutes a woman and lives on her earnings as a prostitute while cohabiting with her; also, one who seduces young women and sells them to houses of prostitution.