windjammer
noun
windjammer is spelled W-I-N-D-J-A-M-M-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, windjammer means “One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of windjammer is windjammers.
How many letters and syllables are in windjammer?
| Letters | 10: W-I-N-D-J-A-M-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is windjammer?
Windjammer appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce windjammer?
- Australia
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-windjammer.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-windjammer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of windjammer
- windjammers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does windjammer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USdatedslangOne who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.
- 2
A sailing ship; especially a large, iron-hulled, square-rigged ship with three or more masts.
- 3
A member of the crew of a ship of this kind.
- 4
USslangA windbag, a loquacious person.
- 5
A weatherproof jacket (windcheater).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does windjammer come from?
From wind + jammer? The nautical senses were originally used contemptuously by sailors on steam vessels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).