bluejacket n : a serviceman in the navy [syn: navy man, sailor, sailor boy]

English

Noun

1. a seaman of a British warship
   • Note: Before the introduction of rules for uniforms in 1858, the term was tar (for the tar used waterproof clothes)

Bluejacket, or Blue Jacket may refer to:

• Blue Jacket, a Shawnee chief
• Bluejacket, Oklahoma
• The Columbus Blue Jackets, a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio.
• An informal term for a sailor in the navy of the US or UK.
• Jimmy Smith, a major league infielder often referred to as Bluejacket.

Lastname bluejacket:

• Jim Bluejacket

AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Naval Reservist, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Royal Marine, Seabee, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, boot, buccaneer, cadet, deep-sea man, fair-weather sailor, fisherman, frogman, gob, hearty, horse marine, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, jolly, limey, lobsterman, marine, mariner, matelot, midshipman, midshipmite, naval cadet, navigator, navy man, pirate, privateer, sailor, salt, sea dog, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shipman, swabbie, tar, viking, water dog, whaler, windjammer, windsailor