jack-tar

noun

ˈjak-ˈtär How to pronounce jack-tar (audio)
Definition of jack-tarnext
as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel a jack-tar swabbing the deck under the critical eye of the first mate

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  1. sailor
  2. mariner
  3. navigator
Noun
  • Bulgarians voted against a backdrop of growing economic hardship and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping, which have left several sailors dead or missing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Out in the harbor, the skeletons of derelict ships abandoned by sailors who had gone searching for gold formed the first and strangest San Francisco skyline.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailor
Noun
  • And the fact that he was made an officer in the Provincial Marine by the British is a sign of his quality as a mariner and a leader.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • According to family history, DaCosta Levy’s family lineage traced to Portugal, where his ancestors had been mariners — almost certainly Sephardic Jews who scattered across the Atlantic world after the Inquisition.
    — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of mariner
Noun
  • But his big break would come with Star Trek in 1967 — the start of a 25-year journey as navigator of the starship USS Enterprise.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Smitley works as a family navigator for a nonprofit organization that supports people with mental illness.
    — Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of navigator
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