English Explanatory Dictionary

bluejacket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A seaman of a British warship
  2. An enlisted man in the US Navy.
  3. A uniformed policeman.
  4. An Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

bluejacket bluejackets

Etymology

From blue + jacket.

Synonyms

sailor Confederate spiderwort snotgrass snot grass snotweed cowslobber
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