Synonyms of jack
88 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for jack is jackass. Other synonyms of jack are jacktar, tar, jake, 5-O and alphabet. The opposite of jack is plug.
Synonyms and similar words for jack
nounA sailor.
nounA policeman or detective; (Australia) a military policeman.
- jakeA police officer, a law enforcement officer (sometimes especially one on foot rather than in a patrol car).
- 5-O US, slang
- alphabet US, slang
- barney US, slang
- bizzie UK, slangA police officer.
- bluebottle slang
- blue heeler Australia, slang
- blue meanie derogatory, slang
- bobby UK, slang
- bogey UK, slang
- boy in blue US
- bull US, slangA policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.
- bullyman Australia, derogatoryA police officer.
- buttons slang
- centenier
- charpering omi UKA policeman.
- chazzer slang
- cobbler slangA police officer.
- cop slangA police officer or prison guard.
- copper slangA police officer, especially one in uniform.
- cozzer UK, slangA policeman, especially a detective; a rozzer.
- cracker US, derogatory
- crusher slang
- crowns US, slang
- dibble UK, slang
- fedA police officer.
- filth UK, derogatory
- finest informal
- five-oThe police.
- fuzz
- garda IrelandA member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer.
- gendarme
- glowie US, slangA government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling...
- guardian of the peace Ireland, informalA police officer.
- Inspector Knacker colloquialA generic police officer, or the police in general.
- jackboot Australia, UK
- John LawA personification of law enforcement; a police officer.
- John Q. Law USA generic police officer.
- Johnny Hopper UK, slangA police officer.
- lawmanAn officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.
- mee-maw UK, slang
- monarch
- Mr Plod Australia, UKA law enforcement officer.
- oinker derogatory, slang
- Officer Friendly colloquialA police officer.
- Old Bill UK, slangA police officer.
- one-time US, slangThe police.
- PC Plod UK, informalA policeman (implying that he is dull and slow).
- pig derogatory, slangA police officer.
- piggy UK, derogatory
- peeler UK, slang
- plod UK, slang
- police
- police officerA peace officer who is a member of a police force.
- policeman
- policepersonA police officer of any gender.
- polis UK
- po-po
- roller slang
- rozzer UK, slangA police officer.
- slop UKA policeman.
- swine derogatory, slang
- statie US, slangA state trooper.
- twelve US, slang
- tyre biter derogatory, slangA police officer.
- walloper Australia, slang
- wooden-top UKA uniformed police officer.
- beatsman archaic, rareA policeman who walks the beat.
- bluecoat dated
- body snatcher humorous, obsolete
- finger US, obsolete
- flatfoot archaic, colloquial
- flatty US, archaic
- harman obsolete
- harman-beck obsoleteA policeman.
- mutton shunter UK, archaicPolice constable.
- nuthook obsolete
- raw lobster obsolete, slangSynonym of unboiled lobster (“police officer”).
- scufter UK, datedA policeman.
- unboiled lobster obsolete, slangA police officer.
nounThe lowest court card in a deck of standard playing cards, ranking between the 10 and queen, with...
- knaveA playing card marked with the figure of a servant or a soldier.
nounA small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball.
- kittySynonym of jack (“a small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls”).
nounA male ass, especially when kept for breeding.
- jackassA male donkey.
- jack donkeyA male donkey or ass.
nounAny of the marine fish in the family Carangidae.
- jack mackerelAny of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium, and Euthynnus.
verbTo physically raise using a jack.
- jack upTo raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
Opposite of jack
nounA switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to...
Meaning of jack
- noun A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
- noun A name applied to a hypothetical or typical man.
- noun A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general.
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