jack tar

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jak tahr]
- /dʒæk tɑr/
- /dʒæk tɑː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jak tahr]
- /dʒæk tɑr/

Definitions of jack tar words

noun jack tar a sailor. 1
noun jack tar a sailor 0

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Origin of jack tar

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85

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Parts of speech for Jack tar

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jack tar

jack tar popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

jack tar usage trend in Literature

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