BLUEJACKET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A serviceman in the navy

Synonyms:

bluejacket; navy man; sailor; sailor boy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bluejacket" is a kind of...):

man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bluejacket"):

coastguardsman (a member of a coastguard)

Navy SEAL; SEAL (a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare)

striker (someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating)

submariner (a member of the crew of a submarine)