Synonyms for grayback

Noun

1. Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, grayback, Confederate soldier

usage: `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms

2. grayback, Limnodromus griseus, dowitcher

usage: a dowitcher with a gray back

3. knot, grayback, Calidris canutus, sandpiper

usage: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere