jacktar
jacktar noun: a sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy.
Noun (1)
jacktar (plural jacktars)
- A sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy.
- O! the next that steps up is a jolly Jack tar, / He sailed with Lord [Nelson]^([sic]), during last war: / He’s right on the sea, Old England to view: / He’s come a pace-egging with so jolly a crew.1857, “The Masker's Song”, in Robert Bell, editor, Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England
- Wreaths of blue smoke curled gracefully from above the pipes of our loungers, who, gradually growing tired of chaffing each other, or of vainly wooing the drowsy god, fell into the ever-pleasant frontier habit of spinning yarns, an art in which the borderer rivals any gallant Jack Tar who ever trod...1884, John Gregory Bourke, The snake-dance of the Moquis of Arizona
Noun (2) capitalized: Jacktar
Jacktar
- Alternative letter-case form of jacktar.
Synonyms of jacktar
Forms of jacktar
| plural | jacktars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | jack-tar |
| alternative form | Jack Tar |
| alternative form | Jack tar |
| alternative form | Jacktar |
Origin of jacktar
From jack (“common man or sailor”) + tar (“tarpaulin”), used for a common sailor dating back to the 1600s.
Questions about jacktar
- What does jacktar mean?
- Jacktar means a sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy.
- What part of speech is jacktar?
- Jacktar is a noun.
- What is the plural of jacktar?
- The plural of jacktar is jacktars.
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