noun
Meaning 1
A seaman of a British warship
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sailor
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bluejacket
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: B L UW1 JH AE2 K IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An enlisted man in the US Navy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A uniformed policeman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
An Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Confederate spiderwort, snotgrass, snot grass, snotweed, cowslobber
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a serviceman in the navy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: navy man, sailor, sailor boy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
Narrower terms: coastguardsman, Navy SEAL, SEAL, striker, submariner
History
Etymology
From blue + jacket.