Jayhawker

[ jey-haw-ker ]

/ ˈdʒeɪˌhɔ kər /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Kansas (used as a nickname).

(sometimes lowercase) a plundering marauder, especially one of the antislavery guerrillas in Kansas, Missouri, and other border states before and during the Civil War.

Origin of Jayhawker

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; of uncertain origin

Example sentences from the Web for jayhawker

Semi hastily retreated behind Mr. Colon, thinking it might be a Jayhawker, while the professor adjusted his glasses.

Buffalo Land |W. E. Webb
The way he talks of it, the term might have been a colloquial term applied to a jayhawker or a patroller.

Slave Narratives: Arkansas Narratives |Work Projects Administration
Our friend and guide seemed to have been a jayhawker and mountain marauder—on the right side.

On Horseback |Charles Dudley Warner
The Jayhawker's train was made up of men from many states, but seemed well united and was as complete as when they first started.

Death Valley in '49 |William Lewis Manly

The Jayhawker crowd seemed to think they could go anywhere and no difficulty could happen which they couldn't overcome.

Death Valley in '49 |William Lewis Manly

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Jayhawker

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