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jackbooted

jackbooted

8.4
Wearing heavy military style boots as part of a uniform
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒækˌbuːtɪd/
translation icon : vestido de botas
  • A jackbooted officer stood at the entrance, watching everyone who passed by.

Examples

  • The jackbooted guards marched in perfect unison across the parade ground.

  • The jackbooted soldiers marched through the streets.

  • The film showed jackbooted soldiers patrolling the city during the occupation.

  • He wore a jackbooted uniform for the parade.

  • The soldiers marched in unison, their jackbooted feet echoing against the pavement.

  • In the oppressive regime, the jackbooted officers patrolled the streets, instilling fear in the citizens.

  • Wearing black uniforms and jackbooted shoes, the parade displayed a show of power and intimidation.

Synonyms

hobnailed
vsjackbooted
  • Archaic
1 9.6

Wearing heavy boots with metal nails in the soles

is heavy military style footwear worn as part of a uniform
booted
vsjackbooted
2.5

Wearing boots on your feet

is specifically about heavy military footwear used as uniform rather than any foot covering

How Booted

jackbooted
8.4
booted
2.5
shod
1 7.2
barefoot
72 1.1

Surface Forms

jackbooted positive

Morphology

jackbooted = jackboot (transparent) = jack + boot + ed

Direct adjectival formation from the noun 'jackboot' (wearing or equipped with jackboots) by adding the regular suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

Jackbooted can also mean 'wearing jackboots', the heavy military-style boots often part of a uniform. So a jackbooted guard is simply a guard 'wearing' those strong boots.