whisker jack

Questions about whisker jack

What does whisker jack mean?

whisker jack means "a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery".

What is another word for whisker jack?

Close synonyms include Canada jay, grey jay, gray jay, camp robber, Perisoreus canadensis. 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 whisker jack a common word?

whisker jack 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.