jack-tar

or Jack Tar

[ jak-tahr ]
/ ˈdʒækˈtɑr /

noun

a sailor.

Origin of jack-tar

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby jack-tar

jack-in-the-box, jack-in-the-green, jack-in-the-pulpit, jack-o'-lantern, jack-of-all-trades, jack-tar, jack-the-lad, jack-the-rags, jack-up, jack-up rig, jackal

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

British Dictionary definitions for jack tar

Jack Tar

noun

mainly literary a sailor