jaeger

American  

[yay-ger, jay-ger] / ˈjeɪ gər, ˈdʒeɪ gər /

Also jager,

noun

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

2. a hunter.

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

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jaeger British  

/ ˈjeɪɡə /

noun

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

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

3. any of several skuas of the genus Stercorarius

4. rare a hunter or hunter's attendant

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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

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Example Sentences

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jaeger

Mogul Liwen Shao is a notably fierce businesswoman and combatant, if one who lacks any backstory, while jaeger whiz Amara gets a solid arc, even if it is largely as Jake’s teenage sidekick.

From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2018

One jaeger weaponizes and destroys entire buildings; other fights have heroes and villains charging each other, oblivious to the way their extended energy swords are slicing entire skyscrapers in half.

From The Verge ● Mar. 22, 2018

A black tern and a parasitic jaeger flitted into view, seabirds forced to shore by the winds of the storm.

From Washington Post ● May 24, 2016

Putting everything we could glean from Pacific Rim together, the jaeger bomb would create a bubble as wide as the Hindenburg—about 245 meters.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 25, 2013

The jaeger preyed upon lemmings, small birds, and occasionally carrion.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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