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windjammer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
wind-jam-mer
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.

American usage; Dated; Slang

noun

A sailing ship; especially a large, iron-hulled, square-rigged ship with three or more masts.

noun

A member of the crew of a ship of this kind.

noun

A windbag, a loquacious person.

American usage; Slang

noun

A weatherproof jacket (windcheater).

Etymology

From wind + jammer? The nautical senses were originally used contemptuously by sailors on steam vessels.

Usage

Inflected Forms

windjammers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

windjamming

Questions

What does windjammer mean?
One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.
Where does windjammer come from?
From wind + jammer? The nautical senses were originally used contemptuously by sailors on steam vessels.

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