jarhead

Definition of jarheadnext
slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jarhead Many training scenes Boots are intense: jarheads screaming, tough guys roasting each other. Nick Remsen, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2025 Mike Ferazzi lived to ride his motorcycle with his brothers, members of the Jarheads, a group of bikers comprised of, well, jarheads, Marines. Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019 When jarhead coders wrote their own version of Doom II, putting players in landscapes that resembled the Iraqi desert and other likely theaters of battle, Vaughn played it day and night. Steve Silberman, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2002
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jarhead
Noun
  • The marine was then detained during the investigation.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • King, who is in his early fifties, is a former marine, a motivational speaker, and a mental-health and substance-abuse professional.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Phinda Homestead is a private villa with a dedicated ranger, tracker, chef, butler and host, while Phinda Rock Lodge sits on a cliff face, giving guests dramatic views from their stone suites.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
  • An all-day pass is $12, payable to the ranger at the gate or via the machine in the parking lot.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Oforah was an infantry rifleman.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The Marine Corps said Rubio was trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Score is kept, and levels such as space ace, cosmic commando and galactic hero are achieved.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Below, the troops run toward a Taliban position during a British commando offensive.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • All that maritime commerce also attracted its fair share of Viking raiders from Scandinavia.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Give me raiders of the lost past, any day, and forgive them their lack of footnotes.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
    Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Kent enlisted in the Army at 18, starting as an infantryman and then joining the Ranger Regiment and then the Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • She’s rescued by a detachment of American doughboys, led by the aforementioned Pvt.
    Ben H. Winters, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • In this massive operation, however, Allied commanders became uncertain of the location of the doughboys of the Lost Battalion, who soon fell under attack from both enemy German artillery, as well as friendly fire from the Americans.
    Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
    Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The name is inspired by the Christian martyr Saint Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen, miners, and those who work with fire or explosive materials.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026

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“Jarhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jarhead. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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