jager
English edit
Noun edit
jager (plural jagers)
- Alternative form of jaeger
References edit
- “jager”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch jager, from Old Dutch jageri. Equivalent to jagen + -er.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈjaːɣər/
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): [ˈjaːxər], [ˈjaːɣər]
- (Belgium) IPA(key): [ˈjaːʝər]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ja‧ger
- Rhymes: -aːɣər
Noun edit
jager m (plural jagers, diminutive jagertje n, feminine jaagster)
- hunter
- (nautical, military) destroyer (type of warship)
- (aviation, military) fighter, combat aeroplane
- Synonym: jachtvliegtuig
- (military) jaeger, light infantry rifleman, ranger
- skua, any bird of the genus Stercorarius
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Verb edit
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