Etymology

windjammer

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Today it means: One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army. Full definition →

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The story

From wind + jammer? The nautical senses were originally used contemptuously by sailors on steam vessels.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.