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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an enlisted sailor in the navy sailor seaman mariner tar seafarer

Word family

Related forms blue jacket

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').

blue English jaquet Old French

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# 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

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