jackatar

[ jak-uh-tahr ]

/ ˈdʒæk əˌtɑr /

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noun Newfoundland.

a Newfoundlander of mixed French and Native descent.

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Also jackie tar, jacky tar.

Origin of jackatar

1855–60; perhaps jack-tar (with -a- representing release of the stop) though the change in sense is unaccounted for

Words nearby jackatar

jackass bark, jackass brig, jackass gunter, jackass penguin, jackass rig, jackatar, jack bean, “Jack, Be Nimble”, jack block, jackboot, jackbooted