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jack-tar

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jack-tar also Jack-tar (jktär)
n.
A sailor.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jack-tarJack-tar - a man who serves as a sailor        
mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tar
able seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills
bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
deckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
helmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a ship
bargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a barge
ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
crewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crew
sea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seaman
whaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales


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And hardly had the carriage turned the corner and rattled into the high road with this inexplicable pair, than the whistle broke forth - prolonged, and low and tremulous; and the groom, already so far relieved, vented the rest of his surprise in one simple English word, friendly to the mouth of Jack-tar and the sooty pitman, and hurried to spread the news round the servants' hall of Naseby House.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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