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windjammer

noun

Etymology

From wind + jammer? The nautical senses were originally used contemptuously by sailors on steam vessels.

  1. suffixed as jammer — “jam + er”
  2. compounded as windjammer — “wind + jammer”

Definitions

  1. One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.

  2. A sailing ship

    A sailing ship; especially a large, iron-hulled, square-rigged ship with three or more masts.

  3. A member of the crew of a ship of this kind.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A windbag, a loquacious person.

    2. A weatherproof jacket (windcheater).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA