noun
- an enlisted sailor in the U.S. Navy
Usage: nautical; informal
Examples
- The young bluejacket reported for duty on the aircraft carrier.
- Several bluejackets were granted shore leave after months at sea.
- The bluejacket’s uniform was pressed and ready for inspection.
- My grandfather served as a bluejacket during World War II.
- The port was filled with bluejackets from various naval vessels.
- She married a bluejacket she met at the naval base.