Definition of Bluejacket

1. Noun. A serviceman in the navy.

Exact synonyms: Navy Man, Sailor, Sailor Boy
Specialized synonyms: Coastguardsman, Navy Seal, Seal, Striker, Submariner
Generic synonyms: Man, Military Man, Military Personnel, Serviceman
Derivative terms: Sail

Definition of Bluejacket

1. Noun. (nautical) A seaman of a British warship ¹

2. Noun. (nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bluejacket

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bluejacket

bluegum
bluegums
bluehair
bluehairs
bluehead
blueheads
blueing
blueings
blueish
blueism
bluejack
bluejack oak
bluejacked
bluejacker
bluejackers
bluejacket (current term)
bluejackets
bluejacking
bluejackings
bluejacks
bluejay
bluejays
bluejeans
bluejet
bluejets
blueline
blueliner
blueliners
bluelines
bluelink

Literary usage of Bluejacket

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States by Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Meeting (1904)
"... say, a compound fracture of the femur, as he is about to be lifted into an ambulance for transport to the rear, or a glance at that of a bluejacket, ..."

2. The Memories of Sir Llewelyn Turner: Memories Serious and Light of the Irish by Llewelyn Turner, J. E. Vincent (1903)
"... Vengeance—At Sebastopol in Agamemnon —The timidity of Admiral Dundas—A caustic bluejacket —The midshipman's signal—Beaching the Royal Albert— Discipline ..."

3. From Capetown to Ladysmith: An Unfinished Record of the South African War by George Warrington Steevens (1900)
"THE SELF-RESPECTING bluejacket—A GERMAN ATHEIST—THE SAILORS' TELEPHONE — WHAT THE NAVAL ... bluejacket ..."

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