jarhead

noun

Definition of jarheadnext
slang
as in marine

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jarhead
  1. marine
  2. ranger
  3. rifleman
  4. commando
  5. raider
  6. infantryman
  7. doughboy
  8. artilleryman
Noun
  • Shortly after the 110 migrants were interdicted at sea on Wednesday by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment and Border Force, they were loaded on two police marine vessels for processing.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Brea Schmidt was promoted to CFO of Crowley, a global logistics, marine, and energy solutions company.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of marine
Noun
  • The cable outlet has picked up a second season of the show, which stars Tracy Spiridakos (Chicago PD) as a crime-solving national park ranger.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • After making the deal with CBS, a local ranger knocks on Kaczynski’s cabin door and claims that local copper miners are interested in inspecting the property lines around the land.
    — Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranger
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  • Red neon tubes illuminated art works ranging from the disturbing (a black-and-white photograph of a person stuffing sausages in their mouth) to the mundane (a pastoral painting of a snowshoe-wearing rifleman).
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to go by the time a state law takes effect this summer.
    — Kevin Fixler April 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of rifleman
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  • Operation Sparrow called on Duke to lead a crack three-man commando team on a night parachute jump behind enemy lines.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Night Country‘s Kali Reis as a traditional Resident Evil commando type, there goes I, Tonya‘s Paul Walter Hauser as a whiny, weaselly corporate executive — and others who simply start sprouting tentacles out of their faces.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of commando
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  • The series chronicles the rise of Norse raiders Erik Bloodaxe (Xavier Molyneux) and his wife Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (Jessica Madsen).
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Frank and Jesse James rode with them as the raiders killed 150 to 200 men and boys and burned down nearly every business on Massachusetts Street, as well as dozens of homes.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of raider
Noun
  • Everything inside this zone is visible to drones, which means that any Russian truck, tank, or infantryman seeking to attack new territory is instantly identified and can easily be hit.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
  • Platner went on to serve three tours there as a Marine infantryman, engaging in close combat in Ramadi and Fallujah.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 21 May 2026
Definition of infantryman
Noun
  • The generation of sailors and doughboys discharged in 1918 had the deck stacked against them.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • She’s rescued by a detachment of American doughboys, led by the aforementioned Pvt.
    — Ben H. Winters, New York Times, 26 July 2025
Definition of doughboy
Noun
  • On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
    — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The name is inspired by the Christian martyr Saint Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen, miners, and those who work with fire or explosive materials.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of artilleryman

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“Jarhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jarhead. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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