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{{also|Jackman}}
==English==

===Etymology===
From {{suffix|en|jack|man}}.

===Noun===
{{en-noun|jackmen}}

# {{lb|en|motor racing}} A member of the [[pit]] [[crew]] responsible for lifting the car with a [[jack]].
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=June 9, 2007|author=The Associated Press|title=Sports Briefing|work=New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/09/sports/09sportsbriefs.html
|passage=While Stewart’s team checked out the damage to his car in the pit stall, Busch pulled next to Stewart’s car, forcing the '''jackman''' Jason Lee to jump back and onto the hood.}}
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} One wearing a [[jack]]; a [[horse]] [[soldier]]; a [[retainer]].
#* {{RQ:Scott Monastery|passage=Christie {{...}} the laird's chief '''jackman'''.}}
# A six-pointed playing piece in the game of [[jacks]]; a [[jackstone]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1991 | title=Gentlemen, I Address You Privately |author=Kay Boyle | page=51| passage=Blanca's ball fell soft and punctual as a footstep, and the handful of '''jackmen''' rang out as she played. The tap of the ball falling and the jacks swept in and out never faltered, but now Blanca began speaking to him from the floor.}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aacjkmn|manjack}}

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