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Webster 1913 Edition

Jager

Ja′ger

,
Noun.
[G.
jäger
a hunter, a sportsman. Cf.
Yager
.]
[Written also
jaeger
.]
1.
(Mil.)
A sharpshooter. See
Yager
.
2.
(Zool.)
Any species of gull of the genus
Stercorarius
. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also
boatswain
, and
marline-spike bird
. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (
Megalestris skua
).

Definition 2024

Jager

Jager

See also: jaeger, jager, jeger, Jaeger, jäger, Jäger, and jæger

Dutch

Proper noun

Jager m

  1. (astronomy) Orion

Synonyms

jager

jager

See also: jaeger, jeger, Jaeger, Jager, jäger, Jäger, and jæger

English

Noun

jager ‎(plural jagers)

  1. Alternative form of jaeger

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːɣər/
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): [ˈjaːxər]
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): [ˈjaːʝər]

Noun

jager m ‎(plural jagers, diminutive jagertje n)

  1. hunter

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

jager

  1. present tense of jage

Etymology

From jager.

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