JAYHAWKER


Meaning of JAYHAWKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjā-ˌhȯ-kər ]

noun

Date: 1858

1.

a. often capitalized : a member of a band of antislavery guerrillas in Kansas and Missouri before and during the American Civil War

b. : bandit

2. capitalized : a native or resident of Kansas — used as a nickname

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.