as in sailors
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
a jack-tar swabbing the deck under the critical eye of the first mate
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Noun
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Paillettes were melted and trimmed, long duster coats inspired by Carnival's 'bad-behavior' sailors, one of the characters featured in the festivals.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025 -
People, including sailors or builders, who worked jobs that kept them solvent during temperate weather, might be left wageless as winter approached.—
Time,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Akoa Makani, Howard and McBride take on the toughest perimeter assignments for the league’s three best defenses and are excellent screen navigators.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Jack-tars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack-tars. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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