as in marine
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of jarhead
Mike Ferazzi lived to ride his motorcycle with his brothers, members of the Jarheads, a group of bikers comprised of, well, jarheads, Marines.
—
Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019
When jarhead coders wrote their own version of Doom II, putting players in landscapes that resembled the Iraqi desert and other likely theaters of battle, Vaughn played it day and night.
—Steve Silberman, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2002
Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019
When jarhead coders wrote their own version of Doom II, putting players in landscapes that resembled the Iraqi desert and other likely theaters of battle, Vaughn played it day and night.
—Steve Silberman, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2002
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jarhead
Noun
-
That clash in the Spratlys near Second Thomas Shoal, on which Philippine marines are stationed in a rusting World War II naval vessel, left a Filipino crewman missing a thumb.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
-
The former marine decided to head to Baton Rouge, La.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
An Arizona Department of Public Safety ranger found Johnson about one mile north in Walnut Canyon.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
-
Shaffer, who works at a local hotel, added the other elk had one of his tines broken, which was later picked up by a ranger and is now on display at the Mammoth Visitor Center.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
11 Aug. 2025
-
All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.—
Ray Alt,
Outdoor Life,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
In a plot that echoes that of their last film, The Beekeeper, Statham stars as an ex-commando who’s since turned a new leaf as a construction worker.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Sep. 2025
-
In 2010, Israeli commandos raided the Mavi Marmara, the flagship of a flotilla crewed by a 600-strong alliance of pro-Palestinian activists, aid workers, politicians, and doctors.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Outside what is today a parking garage, a group of Union soldiers — unarmed and asleep in tents — were trampled by horses and murdered by Quantrill’s raiders.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
-
The raiders kill many vault residents and kidnap her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan), so the sheltered Lucy sets out on a quest to find him.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Leon was an infantryman in the Army from August 2013 to December 2016 and served in the Texas National Guard from December 2016 to May 2021, according to Surridge.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
-
The objective is to take the small encampment at the base of the ridge ahead, which should be simple enough with three squads of four infantrymen.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
She’s rescued by a detachment of American doughboys, led by the aforementioned Pvt.—
Ben H. Winters,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
-
In this massive operation, however, Allied commanders became uncertain of the location of the doughboys of the Lost Battalion, who soon fell under attack from both enemy German artillery, as well as friendly fire from the Americans.—
Alice George,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Nov. 2023
Noun
-
Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Nov. 2024
-
Tim Walz enlisted as an artilleryman in the Nebraska Army National Guard in 1981, the day after his 17th birthday.—
The Editors,
National Review,
8 Aug. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Jarhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jarhead. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share