jack-tar

noun

ˈjak-ˈtär 

often capitalized

: sailor

Synonyms

• gob
• hearty
• jack
• mariner
• navigator
• sailor
• salt
• sea dog
• seafarer
• seaman
• shipman
• swab
• swabbie [slang]
• swabby
• tar

Examples of jack-tar in a Sentence

a jack-tar swabbing the deck under the critical eye of the first mate

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jack-tar

• acter
• actor
• factor
• tractor
• attractor
• cofactor
• compactor
• contactor
• contractor
• distractor
• extractor
• impactor

Kids Definition

jack-tar

noun

-ˈtär

often capitalized

: sailor