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heartie noun a friend, a companion: He said that he wid gae us a little something extra if we wid be his hearties and nae let him doon. la20-. etymology: possibly a development from English hearty ‘A hearty fellow; a brave, vigorous man; especially in the phrase my hearty!, my hearties! used in addressing sailors. Hence, a sailor, a ‘jack-tar’; only attested by SR