jack-tar

Questions about jack-tar

What does jack-tar mean?

jack-tar means "a man who serves as a sailor".

How many syllables are in jack-tar?

jack-tar has 2 syllables: jack--tar. The stress falls on "jack-".

What is another word for jack-tar?

Close synonyms include mariner, seaman, tar, Jack, old salt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jack-tar a common word?

jack-tar is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.