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Definition of windjammer : 1. A sailing vessel or one of its crew; - orig. so called contemptuously by sailors on steam vessels.
2. An army bugler or trumpeter; any performer on a wind instrument.

Synonyms:

dreadnought, dinghy, slaver, galley, man-of-war, longboat, clipper, longship, galleon, bark, U-boat

Usage examples:

• Sink her fer a fool, though, to be a- comin' down here to win back an old windjammer like me- What? - "Mr. Trunnell", T. Jenkins Hains.
• Most of the Naval men were intelligent petty officers and were as fully alive as the merchantmen to " Alf's" windjammer knowledge. - "South with Scott", Edward R. G. R. Evans.