What does "windjammer" mean?

One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.

Windjammer

Common synonyms include: ab, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, agreeable rattle, ancient mariner, argonaut.

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army. US, dated, slang
2
a large sailing ship wordnet
3
A sailing ship; especially a large, iron-hulled, square-rigged ship with three or more masts.
4
A member of the crew of a ship of this kind.
5
A windbag, a loquacious person. US, slang

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From wind + jammer? The nautical senses were originally used contemptuously by sailors on steam vessels.