jaeger
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.
Origin of jaeger
1- Also ja·ger, jä·ger, ya·ger [yey-ger] /ˈyeɪ gər/ (for defs. 2, 3).
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How to use jaeger in a sentence
This Is Our Youth received two off-Broadway productions in 1996 and 1998, both featuring Mark Ruffalo and Missy Yager.
Michael Cera Brings ‘This Is Our Youth’ to Broadway After 18 Years | Tom Teodorczuk | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe complaint adds that Marisa sold her car to “an individual identified as Billy Ray Yager” in Atlanta, Georgia.
‘Nuke Mom’ Marisa Sketo Kirsh on Her Vindication | Michael Daly | December 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYager has alleged that her own daughter was sexually abused by her first husband.
‘Nuke Mom’ Marisa Sketo Kirsh on Her Vindication | Michael Daly | December 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA deadly volley of grape and canister shot, mingled with yager balls, quickly cleared the intrenchments and redoubt.
Seventy Years on the Frontier | Alexander MajorsThat day the invincible yager drew blood for the first and last time during the whole journey.
The Oregon Trail | Francis Parkman, Jr.
Those mountaineers are leagued with the Yager, and they have found an enormously rich hole in the Yellowstone Basin.
The Red River Half-Breed | Gustave AimardIt is only fair to the Yager to admit that, even on learning that he had defended mongrels he was not sorry.
The Red River Half-Breed | Gustave AimardPerhaps both Polish dragoon and yager were well-known military terms in 1837.
De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars | Thomas De Quincey
British Dictionary definitions for jaeger
/ (ˈjeɪɡə) /
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
Origin of jaeger
1- Also (for senses 1, 2, 4): jager, jäger
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