jack-tar

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Noun
  • There were skirts too, low on the hips, paired with tops that felt part sailor, part artist.
    Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 25 June 2025
  • Most of the sailors on the Laurel declined to join the rechristened raider’s crew.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • However, the Highway Patrol has two requirements for young mariners.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
  • Curious, the mariners decided to investigate using an underwater camera.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • This spring, the library system hired a program manager and three part-time digital navigators — who provide technical assistance with the internet — to hold office hours and teach skills classes in English and Spanish.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
  • Hope navigators, who function as caseworkers, are supposed to use the helpline to direct Floridians to local churches and nonprofits.
    Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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“Jack-tar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack-tar. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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