jaeger

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjeɪɡə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yā′gər; for 1 also jā′gər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jae•ger  (yā′gər; for 1 also jā′gər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several rapacious seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that pursue weaker birds to make them drop their prey.
  2. Militarya hunter.
  3. a member of any of several groups of sharpshooters in the German or Austrian army.
Also, jager, jäger, yager (for defs. 2, 3).
  • German Jäger hunter, equivalent. to jag(en) to hunt + -er -er1
  • 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jaeger / ˈjeɪɡə/
  1. any of several skuas of the genus Stercorarius
Etymology: 18th Century: from German Jäger hunter, from jagen to hunt; see yacht
'jaeger' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
jager - skua - yager

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