jaeger
Americannoun
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any of several rapacious seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that pursue weaker birds to make them drop their prey.
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a hunter.
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a member of any of several groups of sharpshooters in the German or Austrian army.
noun
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military a marksman in certain units of the German or Austrian armies
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a member of a light or mountain infantry unit in some European armies
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any of several skuas of the genus Stercorarius
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rare a hunter or hunter's attendant
Etymology
Origin of jaeger
First recorded in 1770–80; from German Jäger “hunter,” equivalent to jag(en) “to hunt” + -er noun suffix; see -er 1
Example Sentences
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JAEGER, Prof., on reversion in pigs. -from a cross. -white pigeons killed by hawks.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Darwin, Charles
JAEGER, Doctor Gustav, claimed his underwear kept him warm.
From Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Gordon, Irwin Leslie
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