Jaeger Definition
yāgər
noun
Webster's New World
Any of a genus (Stercorarius, family Stercorariidae) of shorebirds which force other, weaker birds to leave or give up their prey.
Webster's New World
A hunter or hunting attendant.
American Heritage
A rifle.
Wiktionary
A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Jaeger
Noun
Singular:
jaeger
Plural:
jaegersOrigin of Jaeger
German Jäger hunter, jaeger from Middle High German jeger from Old High German jagāri from jagōn to hunt
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the company name of Dr Gustav Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen Systems Co. Ltd.
From Wiktionary
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From German Jäger (“hunter”)
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