Noun: Jack-tar
- A person who serves as a sailor
"The old Jack-tar regaled us with tales of his voyages";
- mariner, seaman, tar, Jack [informal], old salt, seafarer, gob [US, informal], sea dog
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sailor, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Jack-tar