Definitions for Jayhawker

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Jayhawker Jay·hawk·er

Spelling: [jey-haw-ker]

IPA: /ˈdʒeɪˌhɔ kər/

Jayhawker is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 29 points.

You can make 176 anagrams from letters in Jayhawker (aaehjkrwy).

Definitions for Jayhawker

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Kansas (used as a nickname).
2. (sometimes lowercase) a plundering marauder, especially one of the antislavery guerrillas in Kansas, Missouri, and other border states before and during the Civil War.

Origin of Jayhawker

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60; of uncertain origin

Examples for Jayhawker

We hurried on as rapidly as possible so as to get into the Jayhawker's beaten trail which would be a little easier to follow.

Our friend and guide seemed to have been a Jayhawker and mountain marauder—on the right side.

Semi hastily retreated behind Mr. Colon, thinking it might be a Jayhawker, while the professor adjusted his glasses.

The Jayhawker's train was made up of men from many states, but seemed well united and was as complete as when they first started.

The Jayhawker crowd seemed to think they could go anywhere and no difficulty could happen which they couldn't overcome.

The way he talks of it, the term might have been a colloquial term applied to a Jayhawker or a patroller.