jaeger

American  

[yey-ger, jey-ger] / ˈyeɪ 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

Example Sentences

Sure enough, an unmanned jaeger attacks Sydney, and things quickly go south.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2018

But the dual-pilots mechanic enables a lot of rousing visuals, as jaeger operators move like perfectly synchronized fight-dancers, posing in their cockpits as if flying, falling, or leaping.

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

Its payload was meant to destroy the inter-dimensional portal that kept the kaijus coming, but that would be left up to the jaeger Gipsy Danger and its nuclear rector.

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