Meaning

5 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A unisex given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan.

    Hans, Hanns, Hannes

    Ва́няVánja, ДжекDžek, Я́ковJákov

    Я́ківJákiv

  2. (countable, uncountable)A surname.

  3. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)Jack Daniel's, a brand of Tennessee whiskey.

  4. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States.

  5. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States.

Examples

342 sentences

  1. He is a jack-of-all-trades.

    Він майстер на всі руки.

    ruОн мастер на все руки.

    deEr ist ein Tausendsassa.

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  2. Tom is a jack of all trades.

    Том — майстер на всі руки.

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  3. Where do you keep your jack?

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  4. I've got the jack of hearts.

    ruУ меня валет червей.

    deIch habe den Herzbuben.

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  5. You'll have to jack up the car.

    ruВам придётся поднять машину домкратом.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
anglicized form of Jacques:
Русский
By meaning 2
pet name of John:
anglicized form of Jacques:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pet name of John:

Origin

From Middle English Jak, Jakke (also Jackin, Jankyn, etc.), from Anglo-Norman Jakke, *Jank

From Middle English Jak, Jakke (also Jackin, Jankyn, etc.), from Anglo-Norman Jakke, *Janke, from Middle Dutch Janke, diminutive of Jan (“John”); equivalent to John + -kin. Doublet of Yankee.

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Forms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jabjabberjackaljackass
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