Bluejacket (Noun)
Meaning
A serviceman in the navy.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young recruit was proud to don the uniform of a bluejacket for the first time.
- As a bluejacket, he spent months at sea, working tirelessly to keep the ship running smoothly.
- The old sailor, a veteran bluejacket, regaled his comrades with tales of his adventures on the high seas.
- After completing boot camp, the new bluejacket was assigned to a destroyer in the Pacific Fleet.
- The bluejacket stood at attention, his uniform crisp and clean, as the admiral inspected the troops.