jack-tar

jack-tar

also Jack-tar (jăk′tär′)

n.

A sailor.

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jack′-tar′

or Jack′ Tar′,

n.

a sailor.

[1775–85]

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Noun

1.

Jack-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 boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun - 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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jack-tar

noun

A person engaged in sailing or working on a ship:

jack (uppercase), mariner, navigator, sailor, sea dog, seafarer, seaman.

Informal: salt, tar.

Slang: gob.

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