jaeger

[ yey-ger; for 1 also jey-ger ]

/ ˈyeɪ gər; for 1 also ˈdʒeɪ gər /

noun

any of several rapacious seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that pursue weaker birds to make them drop their prey.

a hunter.

a member of any of several groups of sharpshooters in the German or Austrian army.

Nearby words

jade green, jade plant, jaded, jadeite, jadotville, jaeger, jaeger's test types, jael, jafa, jafaican, jaffa

Also jager, jäger, yager (for defs 2, 3).

Origin of jaeger

1770–80; < German Jäger hunter, equivalent to jag(en) to hunt + -er -er¹

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Guardsman Jaeger fired his demolitions as he left, firing the screen generator with his last flare.
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But it would be more foolish still if he showed himself about town in a scarlet coat and a Jaeger breast-plate.
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British Dictionary definitions for jaeger

jaeger

/ (ˈjeɪɡə) /

noun

military a marksman in certain units of the German or Austrian armies

a member of a light or mountain infantry unit in some European armies

US and Canadian any of several skuas of the genus Stercorarius

rare a hunter or hunter's attendant

Also (for senses 1, 2, 4): jager, jäger

Word Origin for jaeger

C18: from German Jäger hunter, from jagen to hunt; see yacht

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