Meanings
nounjazzman (plural jazzmen)
plural jazzmen
- entertainmentA male member of a jazz band.
I was cut out to be a jazzman the way the righteous are chosen for the church.
1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Don’t Cry, Ma”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 3Synonyms: jazzbo, jazzist, jazzperson, jazzster, jitterbug
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA male member of a jazz band.
Origin
Translations
Polish dżezmen, jazzman
- dżezmenA male member of a jazz band
- jazzmanA male member of a jazz band
Cite this entry
APA
jazzman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jazzman
MLA
“jazzman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jazzman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jazzman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jazzman.
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