jack-tar

or Jack Tar

[ jak-tahr ]

/ ˈdʒækˈtɑr /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR jack-tar ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a sailor.

Origin of jack-tar

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby jack-tar

jack staff, jackstay, jackstone, jackstraw, jackstraws, jack-tar, Jack-the-lad, Jack-the-rags, Jack the Ripper, jack towel, jack truss

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Example sentences from the Web for jack-tar

The other, as his dress betokened, was a Jack-tar of the Royal Navy.
The Thorogood Family|R.M. Ballantyne
Born as he was in the nineteenth century, he was only a Jack-tar and a hero!
Blue Lights|R.M. Ballantyne
It ought not to have been loose, and there is a bit of discipline for some jack-tar.
Four Young Explorers|Oliver Optic
Somehow it has come to be supposed or assumed that a jack-tar cannot ride.
Charlie to the Rescue|R.M. Ballantyne

None are more ready to pay due deference to rank than Jack-tar, for he is made most to feel its power.
Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain|Maturin Murray Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for jack-tar

Jack Tar

noun

mainly literary a sailor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	jack-tar
释义	jack-tar or Jack Tar [ jak-tahr ] / ˈdʒækˈtɑr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jack-tar ON THESAURUS.COM noun a sailor. Origin of jack-tar First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby jack-tar jack staff, jackstay, jackstone, jackstraw, jackstraws, jack-tar, Jack-the-lad, Jack-the-rags, Jack the Ripper, jack towel, jack truss Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jack-tar The other, as his dress betokened, was a Jack-tar of the Royal Navy. The Thorogood Family\|R.M. Ballantyne Born as he was in the nineteenth century, he was only a Jack-tar and a hero! Blue Lights\|R.M. Ballantyne It ought not to have been loose, and there is a bit of discipline for some jack-tar. Four Young Explorers\|Oliver Optic Somehow it has come to be supposed or assumed that a jack-tar cannot ride. Charlie to the Rescue\|R.M. Ballantyne None are more ready to pay due deference to rank than Jack-tar, for he is made most to feel its power. Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain\|Maturin Murray Ballou British Dictionary definitions for jack-tar Jack Tar noun mainly literary a sailor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jack-tar cadet, swab, salt, tarpaulin, seaman, pirate, mate, seafarer, navigator, mariner, marine, pilot, bluejacket, shipmate, tar, windjammer, boater, middy, lascar, diver
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jack-tar

or Jack Tar

noun

Origin of jack-tar

Words nearby jack-tar

Example sentences from the Web for jack-tar

British Dictionary definitions for jack-tar

noun

Words related to jack-tar