sportjacket

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A form of sports jacket — A tailored jacket that is not part of a suit; especially one of a sturdy fabric originally designed for outdoor sports.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

nounsportjacket (plural sportjackets)

plural sportjackets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sports jacket.

    Olivey tweed suits used to be quite common for country-house wear. I wear a tweed sportjacket with lots of green wool in it.

    2014 March 5, Russell Smith, “Just how much green can I add to my wardrobe?”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2026
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    A pin-dot cotton sportjacket in navy by Engineered Garments worn with jeans and a collegiate tee by Dior is the perfect knock-around outfit for a spring weekend in the city.

    2012 March 6, Bruce Pask, “Spring Spotting | Steve Kazee Is on the Dots”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2012

    The details of the items are drawn from the high-tech outfits it makes for SWAT Teams, CIA operatives and war snipers. That means stylish shirts, sportjackets and trousers are battle-tested for boardrooms and bars — with moisture-wicking technology, stretch fabrics, and stealth pockets in unusual but useful places.

    2012 October 10, James Covert, “Massif’s combat wear goes upscale”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2026

Origin

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APA

sportjacket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportjacket

MLA

“sportjacket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportjacket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sportjacket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportjacket.

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