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jack-tar

or Jack Tar

[ jak-tahr ]
/ ˈdʒækˈtɑr /

noun

a sailor.

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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-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

Origin of jack-tar

First recorded in 1775–85
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British Dictionary definitions for jack tar

Jack Tar

noun

mainly literary a sailor
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