bluejacket C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈbluˌdʒækɪt/ UK /ˈbluːˌdʒækɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an enlisted sailor in the navy The bluejackets lined the deck as the ship entered port. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an enlisted sailor in the navy sailorseamanmarinertarseafarer Word family Related forms bluejacket Etymology AI details A 19th-century compound of blue + jacket, from the blue jacket worn by enlisted naval sailors. Jacket is from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque ('a short coat'). blue English jaquet Old French View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bluejacket **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbluˌdʒækɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbluːˌdʒækɪt/ ## Meanings 1. an enlisted sailor in the navy ## Examples - The bluejackets lined the deck as the ship entered port. ## Synonyms - sailor - seaman - mariner - tar - seafarer ## Related Forms - blue - jacket ## Roots and Affixes - Root: blue - Root: jaquet ## Etymology A 19th-century compound of blue + jacket, from the blue jacket worn by enlisted naval sailors. Jacket is from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque ('a short coat'). ## AI Etymology Bluejacket is a noun meaning "an enlisted sailor in the navy". Historically, it is a 19th-century compound of blue + jacket, from the blue jacket worn by enlisted naval sailors. Jacket is from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque ('a short coat'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: bluejacket is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links English blue with Old French jaquet. Close English family members include blue, and jacket. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown