Home › Words › J › jackmanjackmanjackman · name — A surname.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, jackman ranks #29,274 of 42,994 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom jack + -man.nameA surname.A town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.nounA member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack.e.g.“While Stewart’s team checked out the damage to his car in the pit stall, Busch pulled next to Stewart’s car, forcing the jackman Jason Lee to jump back and onto the hood.” — 2007 June 9, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times:One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer.e.g.“Christie […] the laird's chief jackman.” — 1820 March, [Walter Scott], The Monastery. A Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Co., andA six-pointed playing piece in the game of jacks; a jackstone.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.jacker 68% match — A robber; a carjacker. vs jackman →jackscrew 61% match — A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew. vs jackman →jackstone 60% match — A jack; one of the playing pieces in the game of jacks. vs jackman →jacking 58% match — A street robbery. vs jackman →jackfish 56% match — A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish). vs jackman →jackyard 56% match — A spar at the top of a mast that supports a topsail vs jackman →jacktar 56% match — A sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy. vs jackman →carjack 55% match — To steal an automobile forcibly from (someone). vs jackman →