Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jacktar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jack-tar
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy.

British usage

noun

Alternative letter-case form of jacktar.

British usage

Example Sentences

"O! the next that steps up is a jolly Jack tar, / He sailed with Lord [Nelson]^([sic]), during last war: / He’s right on the sea, Old England to view: / He’s come a pace-egging with so jolly a crew."
"Wreaths of blue smoke curled gracefully from above the pipes of our loungers, who, gradually growing tired of chaffing each other, or of vainly wooing the drowsy god, fell into the ever-pleasant frontier habit of spinning yarns, an art in which the borderer rivals any gallant Jack Tar who ever trod a forecastle."
"I am a jolly Jack Tar, / My star, / And you are the fairest, / The richest and rarest / Of innocent lasses you are, / By far"

Etymology

From jack (“common man or sailor”) + tar (“tarpaulin”), used for a common sailor dating back to the 1600s.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

jacktars (plural) jack-tar (alternative) Jack Tar (alternative)

Synonyms

jack tar

Questions

What does jacktar mean?: A sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy.
Where does jacktar come from?: From jack (“common man or sailor”) + tar (“tarpaulin”), used for a common sailor dating back to the 1600s.

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