jarhead

American  

[jahr-hed] / ˈdʒɑrˌhɛd /

noun

U.S. Military Slang.

1. a U.S. Marine.

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jarhead British  

/ ˈdʒɑːˌhɛd /

noun

1. slang military a member of the United States Marine Corps

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Etymology

Origin of jarhead

jar ¹ + head

Example Sentences

Fine, I’ll accept an argument that Sully’s offspring would inherit his jarhead dialect.

From Los Angeles Times

Not just our special forces in the Marine Corps, but your average jarhead is probably close to Russia's best in many ways.

From Salon

I like that Mike is not a typical macho jarhead.

From Salon

His deep identification with the Marines surfaces on social media, when he urges followers to “stay frosty,” a jarhead admonition to remain cool and alert no matter what happens.

From Washington Times

The soldier’s hair was styled “like a jarhead, like a US marine, so I actually joked ‘why don’t you join the South Korean marines?’

From The Guardian