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blue⋅jack⋅et

[bloo-jak-it]
–noun
a sailor, esp. in the U.S. or British navies.

Origin:
1820–30; blue + jacket
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blue·jack·et   (blōō'jāk'ĭt)   
n.  An enlisted person in the U.S. or British Navy; a sailor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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