sports jacket

noun

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

Meanings

nounsports jacket (plural sports jackets)

plural sports jackets · alternative sport jacket · alternative sportjacket · alternative sportsjacket

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

    Synonyms: sport coat

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

nounlightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish irtotakki
  • irtotakkitailored jacket that is not part of a suit
German Sakko
  • Sakkotailored jacket that is not part of a suit
Irish seaicéad spórtaíochta
  • seaicéad spórtaíochtatailored jacket that is not part of a suit
Polish kurtka sportowa
  • kurtka sportowatailored jacket that is not part of a suit
Russian пиджа́к
  • пиджа́к (pidžák)tailored jacket that is not part of a suit
Spanish vestón
  • vestóntailored jacket that is not part of a suit
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APA

sports jacket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sports%20jacket

MLA

“sports jacket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sports%20jacket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sports jacket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sports%20jacket.

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